Question 1

In order to better understand how individuals react to a questionnaire before using the questionnaire in a research project, the researcher may wish to

Accepted Answer

A) pilot test. 
B) compute coefficient alpha. 
C) compute kappa. 
D) delete all distractor items from the scale. 
A) pilot test. 
B) compute coefficient alpha. 
C) compute kappa. 
D) delete all distractor items from the scale.

Question 2

Consider the following item that might appear on a Likert scale: "I normally do not get along well with other people." Such an item has high __________ validity, but may not have __________ validity because respondents may not answer it honestly.

Accepted Answer

A) face; construct 
B) construct; face 
C) face; criterion 
D) construct; criterion 
A) face; construct 
B) construct; face 
C) face; criterion 
D) construct; criterion

Question 3

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

Question 4

A measure of schizophrenia that measures only elements of auditory hallucinations, but not other symptoms of schizophrenia, would be said to have

Accepted Answer

A) low reliability. 
B) high convergent validity. 
C) low content validity. 
D) low face validity. 
A) low reliability. 
B) high convergent validity. 
C) low content validity. 
D) low face validity.

Question 5

Individual difference variables that are expected to vary over a period of time are called ________, while variables that are not expected to vary over time are called _________.

Accepted Answer

A) measured variables; conceptual variables 
B) states; traits 
C) moving variables; stable variables 
D) traits; states 
A) measured variables; conceptual variables 
B) states; traits 
C) moving variables; stable variables 
D) traits; states

In order to better understand how individuals react to a questionnaire before using the questionnaire in a research project, the researcher may wish to

Consider the following item that might appear on a Likert scale: "I normally do not get along well with other people." Such an item has high validity, but may not have validity because respondents may not answer it honestly.

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?

A measure of schizophrenia that measures only elements of auditory hallucinations, but not other symptoms of schizophrenia, would be said to have

Individual difference variables that are expected to vary over a period of time are called , while variables that are not expected to vary over time are called _.

Introduction to Research and Research Designs

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

In order to better understand how individuals react to a questionnaire before using the questionnaire in a research project, the researcher may wish to

Consider the following item that might appear on a Likert scale: "I normally do not get along well with other people." Such an item has high __________ validity, but may not have __________ validity because respondents may not answer it honestly.

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?

A measure of schizophrenia that measures only elements of auditory hallucinations, but not other symptoms of schizophrenia, would be said to have

Individual difference variables that are expected to vary over a period of time are called ________, while variables that are not expected to vary over time are called _________.

Introduction to Research and Research Designs

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

Consider the following item that might appear on a Likert scale: "I normally do not get along well with other people." Such an item has high validity, but may not have validity because respondents may not answer it honestly.

Individual difference variables that are expected to vary over a period of time are called , while variables that are not expected to vary over time are called _.