61- An evaluation of an individual's observable behaviour characteristics that represents the pooled judgments, obtained from questionnaires, of many associates is likely to be more valid than the opinion of:
A. Two or more persons
B. Two persons
C. Any one person
D. No person
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Answer : C. Any one person
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62- _____ measuring instruments administered are, in effect, questionnaires to select individuals under prescribed conditions.
A. Standardized
B. Prescribed
C. Objective
D. Concluded
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Answer : A. Standardized
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63- The value of the questionnaire is greatly enhanced if the answer to it can be amplified by the facts obtained through a personal:
A. Experience
B. Interview
C. Learning
D. Observation
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Answer : B. Interview
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64- Who can discover many facts about the person interviewed that cannot be obtained by more impersonal measuring techniques?
A. Evaluator
B. Observer
C. Skilled interviewer
D. Psychologist
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Answer : C. Skilled interviewer
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65- Which of these is usually limited in its application to attempts at solutions of serious learner difficulties?
A. Case history
B. Personal research
C. Genetic approach
D. Calculating approach
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Answer : A. Case history
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66- A case history includes the ______ of an individual as well as his present status; it points the way towards remedial treatment.
A. Past history
B. Past status
C. Background
D. Past activities
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Answer : A. Past history
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67- A carefully organized and completed case study includes data concerning family and social background, physical health, and emotional and:
A. Educational experiment
B. Educational development
C. Educational philosophy
D. Educational planning
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Answer : B. Educational development
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68- The purpose of a ______ is to test a belief or opinion concerning human behaviour in a given situation or under given conditions.
A. Psychological experiment
B. Psychological behaviour
C. Psychological period
D. Psychological influence
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Answer : A. Psychological experiment
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69- The control of conditions is basic to the ______ procedure.
A. Variable
B. Controlled
C. Basic
D. Experimental
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Answer : D. Experimental
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70- The factor to be tested must be defined exactly. Then ______ groups are set up.
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
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Answer : A. Two
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71- Carefully planned and objectively conducted experimentation probably is the most exact and refined method of:
A. Development
B. Classification
C. Research
D. Evaluation
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Answer : C. Research
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72- Variables can be controlled better in a ______ situation.
A. Laboratory
B. Classroom
C. Group
D. Case history
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Answer : A. Laboratory
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73- Laboratory experiments have supplied significant data concerning behaviour reactions in relation to:
A. Data
B. Practice
C. Skill
D. Learning
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Answer : D. Learning
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74- Many aspects of learning can be studied best through the application of experimental methods to:
A. Classroom situations
B. Classroom investigations
C. Classroom experiences
D. Classroom conclusions
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Answer : A. Classroom situations
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75- A researcher or group of researchers may be well-intentioned, painstaking, and meticulous in the administration of various types of study techniques or in the conduct of:
A. A formula
B. A particular technique
C. An experiment
D. A conclusion
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Answer : C. An experiment
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76- Incompleteness of data interpretation or unwarranted application of conclusions also may be a cause of research:
A. Adequacy
B. Inadequacy
C. Application
D. Disturbance
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Answer : B. Inadequacy
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77- The human factor is unpredictable. Individuals may vary from ______ in their feelings or in their power to perform.
A. Day to day
B. Week to week
C. Month to month
D. Year to year
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Answer : A. Day to day
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78- The members of a group of children or young people, no matter how carefully they are selected for ______ purposes, differ among themselves in physical status, specific habits, abilities, and interests.
A. Testing
B. Study
C. Special
D. Performance
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Answer : B. Study
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79- A well-trained, experienced ______ may experience difficulty in communicating adequately with certain of his subjects or groups of subjects who function on an intellectual level too far removed from his own.
A. Investigator
B. Principal
C. Administrator
D. Psychologist
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Answer : A. Investigator
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80- A ______ resulting from the study of a small number of cases or from data representing the performance of the members of one sub-cultural group or of one age level may be reported as a theory or principle that has general application.
