Question 1

Reliability is used to assess _____________, whereas validity is used to assess _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the consistency of a measure; the accuracy of a measure 
B)  the accuracy of a measure; the consistency of a measure 
C)  the generalizability of a measure; the reactance of a measure 
D)  test reactance of a measure; the generalizability of a measure 
A)  the consistency of a measure; the accuracy of a measure 
B)  the accuracy of a measure; the consistency of a measure 
C)  the generalizability of a measure; the reactance of a measure 
D)  test reactance of a measure; the generalizability of a measure

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A scientist who is studying construct validity will be more concerned about what conceptual variable is actually being measured than will a scientist who is concerned with criterion validity. 
B)  A scientist who is studying criterion validity will be more concerned with the conceptual variable being measured than will a scientist who is concerned with construct validity. 
C)  Construct validity is normally used to make predictions about a behavior that will occur in the future. 
D)  Criterion validity can be considered to be another form of face validity. 
A)  A scientist who is studying construct validity will be more concerned about what conceptual variable is actually being measured than will a scientist who is concerned with criterion validity. 
B)  A scientist who is studying criterion validity will be more concerned with the conceptual variable being measured than will a scientist who is concerned with construct validity. 
C)  Construct validity is normally used to make predictions about a behavior that will occur in the future. 
D)  Criterion validity can be considered to be another form of face validity.

Question 3

Of the following, which is the LEAST objective measure of construct validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convergent validity 
B)  Discriminant validity 
C)  Criterion validity 
D)  Content validity 
A)  Convergent validity 
B)  Discriminant validity 
C)  Criterion validity 
D)  Content validity

Question 4

The reliability of a test refers to the extent that the test is free from

Accepted Answer

A)  random error. 
B)  measurement bias. 
C)  systematic error. 
D)  individual traits. 
A)  random error. 
B)  measurement bias. 
C)  systematic error. 
D)  individual traits.

Question 5

Which of the following statistics would be used to assess the reliability of a set of raters who used a nominal variable to code behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kappa 
B)  Coefficient alpha 
C)  Pearson R 
D)  The reliability statistic 
A)  Kappa 
B)  Coefficient alpha 
C)  Pearson R 
D)  The reliability statistic

Reliability is used to assess _, whereas validity is used to assess _.

Which of the following statements is true?

Of the following, which is the LEAST objective measure of construct validity?

The reliability of a test refers to the extent that the test is free from

Which of the following statistics would be used to assess the reliability of a set of raters who used a nominal variable to code behavior?

Introduction to Research

Developing the Research Hypothesis

Ethics in Research

Measures

Surveys and Sampling

Naturalistic Methods

Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics

Correlational Research Designs

Experimental Research: One-Way Designs

Experimental Research: Factorial Designs

Experimental Control and Internal Validity

External Validity

Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Reporting Research Results

Data Preparation and Univariate Statistics

Bivariate Statistics

Multivariate Statistics

Filters

Exam 5: Reliability and Validity

Reliability is used to assess _____________, whereas validity is used to assess _____________.

Which of the following statements is true?

Of the following, which is the LEAST objective measure of construct validity?

The reliability of a test refers to the extent that the test is free from

Which of the following statistics would be used to assess the reliability of a set of raters who used a nominal variable to code behavior?

Introduction to Research

Developing the Research Hypothesis

Ethics in Research

Measures

Surveys and Sampling

Naturalistic Methods

Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics

Correlational Research Designs

Experimental Research: One-Way Designs

Experimental Research: Factorial Designs

Experimental Control and Internal Validity

External Validity

Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Reporting Research Results

Data Preparation and Univariate Statistics

Bivariate Statistics

Multivariate Statistics

Filters

Reliability is used to assess _, whereas validity is used to assess _.