First Semester MPhil (CSS) Consulting Psychology

Mid Semester Examination, September 2021

PSYCHOLOGY

PSY- 712: Psychological Measurement

Time: 1.30 Hours Max. Marks: 20

Part-A

Answer any three questions. Each question carries 4 marks. (Not less than 250 words)

1. Differentiate between verbal, nonverbal and performance tests with appropriate

examples.
2. Absolute zero exists on a ratio scale. Explain.
3. Write a research question describing the independent, dependent and intervening
variables.
4. A psychologist wants to study mental health of adolescents during Covid -19. How
does she approach this topic quantitatively and qualitatively? Explain.
5. What do you understand as the characteristics of a psychological test?

(3x4=12 Marks)
Part- C

Write short notes on any four of the following. Each question carries 2 marks. (Not less than
150 words)

6. Individual and group tests with examples

7. Speed and power tests examples
8. Nominal scale
9. Ordinal scale
10. Arbitrary zero in interval scales
11. Continuous and discrete variables
(4x 2= 8 Marks)