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Example of psychological trait

Example of psychological trait (a) Anxiety lasting months/years (b) Anxiety from seeing a spider (c) Shyness when meeting strangers (d) Depression after losing a game ✅ Correct option: (a) Explanation:

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Most educational variables exist at which level?

Most educational variables exist at which level? (a) Nominal (b) Interval (c) Ordinal (d) Ratio ✅ Correct option: (b) Interval Explanation: Most educational measurements (scores) are treated as interval scales.

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Batting averages use what scale?

Batting averages use what scale? (a) Interval (b) Ratio (c) Nominal (d) Ordinal ✅ Correct option: (b) Ratio Explanation: Ratio scales have absolute zero and allow meaningful division (e.g., averages)

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Judgment of extent scores can predict performance

Judgment of extent scores can predict performance (a) Content reliability (b) Face validity (c) Criterion-related validity (d) Inference validity ✅ Correct option: (c) Criterion-related validity Explanation: This validity measures how well

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Tests focusing on informal life-learning

Tests focusing on informal life-learning (a) Personality (b) Achievement (c) Aptitude (d) Intelligence ✅ Correct option: (a) Personality Explanation: Personality tests reflect behaviors learned informally over life.

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Reliability concern highest with:

Reliability concern highest with: (a) Multiple-choice (b) Fill in the blank (c) Short-answer (d) Essay ✅ Correct option: (d) Essay Explanation: Essay scoring varies between raters, reducing reliability.

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MCQs can easily measure:

MCQs can easily measure: (a) Motivation (b) Intuition (c) Creativity (d) All of these ✅ Correct option: (d) All of these Explanation: MCQs cannot measure these well; the question implies none

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Serious issue: measure only limited behavior

Serious issue: measure only limited behavior (a) Multiple-choice (b) True-false (c) Short answers (d) All of these ✅ Correct option: (d) All of these Explanation: All these item types assess limited

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Preference for job outdoors

Preference for job outdoors (a) Understanding (b) Vocational (c) Adjustment (d) Knowledge ✅ Correct option: (b) Vocational Explanation: It relates to career interest or vocational choice.

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Child learns he/she can’t get their own way always

Child learns he/she can’t get their own way always (a) Knowledge (b) Interests (c) Appreciations (d) Adjustments ✅ Correct option: (d) Adjustments Explanation: This represents social/emotional adjustment behavior.

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Most likely included in knowledge objectives

Most likely included in knowledge objectives (a) Interests (b) Applications (c) Critical thought (d) Specific facts ✅ Correct option: (d) Specific facts Explanation: Knowledge objectives focus on recall of factual information.

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Ability to communicate effectively falls under:

Ability to communicate effectively falls under: (a) General (b) Affective (c) Understanding (d) Attitude ✅ Correct option: (a) General Explanation: Communication skills are general learning outcomes.

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Viewing a problem critically or scientifically

Viewing a problem critically or scientifically (a) Affective thinking (b) Application (c) Thinking skills (d) Knowledge ✅ Correct option: (c) Thinking skills Explanation: Critical/scientific thinking is part of higher-order thinking

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Not a legitimate stakeholder in mandated assessment

Not a legitimate stakeholder in mandated assessment (a) States (b) School boards (c) Parents (d) Students ✅ Correct option: (d) Students Explanation: Students take assessments but do not shape mandated testing

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In adaptive testing, next question depends on prior answers

In adaptive testing, next question depends on prior answers (a) Subjective (b) Computer (c) Objective (d) All of these ✅ Correct option: (b) Computer Explanation: Adaptive testing is computer-based, adjusting difficulty

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Computer assessment should be used only for graded tests

Computer assessment should be used only for graded tests (a) Notebooks (b) Computers (c) Books (d) DVDs ✅ Correct option: (b) Computers Explanation: The statement relates to computer testing, so the

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Advantage of selection-type test items

Advantage of selection-type test items (a) Increased sampling of questions (b) Better measure higher-order skills (c) More real-life (d) Easier to create ✅ Correct option: (a) Increased sampling of questions Explanation:

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Student makes a time line of Civil War battles

Student makes a time line of Civil War battles (a) Selection (b) Essay (c) Performance (d) Behavioral ✅ Correct option: (c) Performance Explanation: Creating a timeline is a performance task requiring

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