Industrial Psychology Testing And Measurementindustrial Psychology Testing And Measurement Question Paper
Industrial Psychology Testing And Measurementindustrial Psychology Testing And Measurement
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Kca University question papers
Exam Year:2010
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2010/2011
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
CMS 306H: INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY TESTING AND MEASUREMENT
[WEEKEND]
DATE: DECEMBER 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Define the term industrial psychology. [2 Marks]
b) The use of assessment measures can be traced back to the ancient times. Give a brief history of the
early origins of psychological assessment. (12 Marks)
c) Define the term reliability and outline the five types of reliability as used in industrial psychology
(10 marks]
d) The content of psychological assessment measures tap into personal information. For this reason
it is necessary that the use of assessment measures be controlled. Outline the objectives of the use
of assessment measures. [ 6 marks]
QUESTION TWO
Personality is an individual’s unique pattern of thoughts, feelings and behaviour that persist over time
and across situations.
a) Distinguish between structured and projective personality assessment [4 marks]
b) Discuss three projective techniques used to measure implicit motives. [12 marks]
c) Give four types of measurement scales. [4 marks]
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QUESTION THREE
Assessment in industry is concerned with the psychological measurement of attributes of individuals in
the work place. Discuss five specific areas where individual assessment measures are used in industry.
[20 Marks]
QUESTION FOUR
Write short notes on the following;
a) Item analysis (10 marks)
b) Validity [10 marks]
QUESTION FIVE
In test administration the organization has to maintain fair and ethical assessment practices,
a) What constitutes fair and ethical practices? [5 marks]
b) What are the professional practices that the assessment practitioner should follow? [10 marks]
c) In assessing small children, what preparations need to be done to ensure success of the assessment?
[5 marks]
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