Exam 6: Understanding Reliability and Validity: Just the Truth

It is TRUE that men who participate in body contact sports score higher on the TEST (osterone)test of aggression.This is an example of which type of validity?

The correlation between two forms of the same test is called ______.

Two trained professionals observe the behavior of children in a classroom.They each rate observed behaviors using the same form,and the number of items that were rated the same is calculated.This is an example of which type of reliability?

What are the traditional types of validity?

For a total of 10 possible agreements,there are eight times where Bear and Cat agreed on whether children in ice cream commercials closed their eyes while eating ice cream or not.What is the interrater reliability coefficient?

What the type of validity examines how well a test outcome is consistent with a criterion that occurs in the future?

Name four types of reliability and what they measure.

A researcher examines how comprehension affects test scores.What is the independent variable?

Interrater reliability examines the percentage of agreement between raters.

The EATS test (of culinary skills)has been shown to be correlated with being a fine chef 2 years after culinary school.This is an example of which type of validity?

For high reliability,you want reliability coefficients to be positive and as close as possible to 1.

In terms of the reliability of test scores,there are multiple elements to each person's score.The score that is actually recorded is the ______.

How do reliability and validity work together?

Which of the following explore(s)the question,"How do I know that the test,scale,instrument,etc.I use measures what it is supposed to?"

Why can we not know the true score for a test?

What is the key to establishing criterion validity?