Question 1

In what level of measurement are the attributes simply names?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio 
A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio

Question 2

In what level of measurement is there a meaningful absolute zero?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio 
A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio

Question 3

In ____,research participants do not respond the way they normally would because they are anxious about being tested.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​hypothesis guessing 
B)  ​evaluation apprehension 
C)  ​researcher expectancies 
D)  ​construct confounding 
A)  ​hypothesis guessing 
B)  ​evaluation apprehension 
C)  ​researcher expectancies 
D)  ​construct confounding

Question 4

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is _______________.​

Accepted Answer

parallel-f

Question 5

Cronbach's Alpha is mathematically equivalent to the average of all possible split-half correlations.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The extent to which a measure or instrument actually measures what it is theoretically supposed to measure is _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The extent to which a measure or...

Question 7

Which type of validity is a type of translation validity?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​face 
B)  ​predictive 
C)  ​discriminant 
D)  ​concurrent 
A)  ​face 
B)  ​predictive 
C)  ​discriminant 
D)  ​concurrent

Question 8

​Von has a new measure of stress from daily hassles.He finds that it yields consistent scores,but seems not to be measuring stress at all.His test is _______________ but not _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​Von has a new measure of stress...

Question 9

The degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is referred to as ____ reliability.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​inter-rater 
B)  ​test-retest 
C)  ​parallel-forms 
D)  ​internal consistency 
A)  ​inter-rater 
B)  ​test-retest 
C)  ​parallel-forms 
D)  ​internal consistency

Question 10

Lydia develops a measure of postpartum depression.It has tremendous variability and seems not to be measuring depression at all.Her measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lydia develops a measure of postpartum depression.It...

Question 11

Wanda is assessing a new treatment for performance anxiety that involves teaching individuals how to control their breathing.She presents her preliminary results at a student research symposium and is questioned as to whether her intervention affects the cognitive components of performance anxiety.She is being questioned about the possibility of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​mono-method bias 
B)  ​mono-operation bias 
C)  ​treatment interactions 
D)  ​hypothesis guessing 
A)  ​mono-method bias 
B)  ​mono-operation bias 
C)  ​treatment interactions 
D)  ​hypothesis guessing

Question 12

A measure that yields consistent scores but does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​both valid and reliable 
B)  ​neither valid nor reliable 
C)  ​valid but not reliable 
D)  ​reliable but not valid 
A)  ​both valid and reliable 
B)  ​neither valid nor reliable 
C)  ​valid but not reliable 
D)  ​reliable but not valid

Question 13

Jamie has people in her study of taste perception self-identify as "foodies" (people with an intense interest in food who enjoy the adventure of trying new foods)or "non-foodies." This is best described as an example of a(n)____ scale.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio 
A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio

Question 14

If an instrument looks as though it measures what it is supposed to measure,it has _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of If an instrument looks as though it...

Question 15

​
Figure 5.13
-The formula illustrated in the accompanying figure provides an estimate of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​validity 
B)  ​reliability 
C)  ​bias 
D)  ​variability 
A)  ​validity 
B)  ​reliability 
C)  ​bias 
D)  ​variability

Question 16

When an individual participating in a study tries to guess what the experimenter's hypothesis is,there is a social threat to construct validity.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Leslie is studying test anxiety and administers a test to his research participants that asks them to rate their anxiety in various situations on a scale of 0 (no anxiety)to 10 (the worst anxiety imaginable).He then uses the scores to divide his participants into high,medium,and low anxiety groups.Leslie's "high-medium-low" scale is best described as an example of a(n)____ scale.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio 
A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio

Question 18

If a test looks as though it measures what it claims to measure is an assessment of ____ validity.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​convergent 
B)  ​face 
C)  ​discriminant 
D)  ​concurrent 
A)  ​convergent 
B)  ​face 
C)  ​discriminant 
D)  ​concurrent

Question 19

Donna's study of time management includes having participants record the amount of time spent studying each day.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio 
A)  ​nominal 
B)  ​ordinal 
C)  ​interval 
D)  ​ratio

Question 20

​The consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is referred to as ____ reliability.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​inter-rater 
B)  ​test-retest 
C)  ​parallel-forms 
D)  ​internal consistency 
A)  ​inter-rater 
B)  ​test-retest 
C)  ​parallel-forms 
D)  ​internal consistency

In what level of measurement are the attributes simply names?

In what level of measurement is there a meaningful absolute zero?

In ____,research participants do not respond the way they normally would because they are anxious about being tested.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is _______________.

Cronbach's Alpha is mathematically equivalent to the average of all possible split-half correlations.

The extent to which a measure or instrument actually measures what it is theoretically supposed to measure is _______________.

Which type of validity is a type of translation validity?

Von has a new measure of stress from daily hassles.He finds that it yields consistent scores,but seems not to be measuring stress at all.His test is _ but not _.

The degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is referred to as ____ reliability.

Lydia develops a measure of postpartum depression.It has tremendous variability and seems not to be measuring depression at all.Her measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.

A measure that yields consistent scores but does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.

Jamie has people in her study of taste perception self-identify as "foodies" (people with an intense interest in food who enjoy the adventure of trying new foods)or "non-foodies." This is best described as an example of a(n)____ scale.

If an instrument looks as though it measures what it is supposed to measure,it has _______________.

Figure 5.13 -The formula illustrated in the accompanying figure provides an estimate of ____.

When an individual participating in a study tries to guess what the experimenter's hypothesis is,there is a social threat to construct validity.

If a test looks as though it measures what it claims to measure is an assessment of ____ validity.

Donna's study of time management includes having participants record the amount of time spent studying each day.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.

The consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is referred to as ____ reliability.

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Exam 5: Introduction-To-Measurement

In what level of measurement are the attributes simply names?​

In what level of measurement is there a meaningful absolute zero?​

In ____,research participants do not respond the way they normally would because they are anxious about being tested.​

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is _______________.​

Cronbach's Alpha is mathematically equivalent to the average of all possible split-half correlations.​

The extent to which a measure or instrument actually measures what it is theoretically supposed to measure is _______________.​

Which type of validity is a type of translation validity?​

​Von has a new measure of stress from daily hassles.He finds that it yields consistent scores,but seems not to be measuring stress at all.His test is _______________ but not _______________.

The degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is referred to as ____ reliability.​

Lydia develops a measure of postpartum depression.It has tremendous variability and seems not to be measuring depression at all.Her measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.​

A measure that yields consistent scores but does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.​

Jamie has people in her study of taste perception self-identify as "foodies" (people with an intense interest in food who enjoy the adventure of trying new foods)or "non-foodies." This is best described as an example of a(n)____ scale.​

If an instrument looks as though it measures what it is supposed to measure,it has _______________.​

​ Figure 5.13 -The formula illustrated in the accompanying figure provides an estimate of ____.​

When an individual participating in a study tries to guess what the experimenter's hypothesis is,there is a social threat to construct validity.​

If a test looks as though it measures what it claims to measure is an assessment of ____ validity.​

Donna's study of time management includes having participants record the amount of time spent studying each day.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.​

​The consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is referred to as ____ reliability.

Introduction

Ethics

Qualitative-Approaches-To-Research

Sampling

Scales-Texts-And-Indexes

Survey-Research

Introduction-To-Design

Experimental-Design

Quasi-Experimental-Design

Introduction-To-Data-Analysis

Inferential-Analysis

Research-Communication

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In what level of measurement are the attributes simply names?

In what level of measurement is there a meaningful absolute zero?

In ____,research participants do not respond the way they normally would because they are anxious about being tested.

The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is _______________.

Cronbach's Alpha is mathematically equivalent to the average of all possible split-half correlations.

The extent to which a measure or instrument actually measures what it is theoretically supposed to measure is _______________.

Which type of validity is a type of translation validity?

Von has a new measure of stress from daily hassles.He finds that it yields consistent scores,but seems not to be measuring stress at all.His test is _ but not _.

The degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is referred to as ____ reliability.

Lydia develops a measure of postpartum depression.It has tremendous variability and seems not to be measuring depression at all.Her measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.

A measure that yields consistent scores but does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.

Jamie has people in her study of taste perception self-identify as "foodies" (people with an intense interest in food who enjoy the adventure of trying new foods)or "non-foodies." This is best described as an example of a(n)____ scale.

If an instrument looks as though it measures what it is supposed to measure,it has _______________.

Figure 5.13 -The formula illustrated in the accompanying figure provides an estimate of ____.

When an individual participating in a study tries to guess what the experimenter's hypothesis is,there is a social threat to construct validity.

If a test looks as though it measures what it claims to measure is an assessment of ____ validity.

Donna's study of time management includes having participants record the amount of time spent studying each day.This is best described as a(n)____ scale.

The consistency of the results of two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain is referred to as ____ reliability.