Tests Used to Measure Knowledge And/or Proficiency Acquired Through Education

question 53

Multiple Choice

Tests used to measure knowledge and/or proficiency acquired through education, training, and experience are known as

• A) achievement tests.
• B) intelligence tests.
• C) personality tests.
• D) interest inventories.
• E) aptitude tests.

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Definitions:

Brain Function

The activities and processes that the brain performs to support cognition, emotion, behavior, and physiological operations.

Behaviour

The actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Actuarial Approach

An approach to evaluating and interpreting the data on patients, making predictions, and coming to decisions that rely exclusively on statistical procedures, empirical methods, and formal rules. See also clinical approach.

Equations

Mathematical statements that assert the equality of two expressions, often containing one or more variables.