Question 1

Which type of reliability testing is concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to predict future scores on a different measure?

Accepted Answer

A) convergent 
B) predictive 
C) concurrent 
D) construct 
A) convergent 
B) predictive 
C) concurrent 
D) construct

Question 2

___________ validity occurs when a researcher has previously measured the criterion and then attempts to relate it to a newly developed measure at a later point.

Accepted Answer

A) criterion 
B) face or content 
C) predictive or prospective 
D) retrospective 
A) criterion 
B) face or content 
C) predictive or prospective 
D) retrospective

Question 3

Explain the importance of validity in communication research studies.

Accepted Answer

Validity in communication research studi

Question 4

Describe an unreliable pattern of participant response to a questionnaire.

Accepted Answer

An unreliable pattern of participant res

Question 5

John then takes his Extraterrestrial Communication Competence Scale and has participants fill it out along with Weiner's Communication Competence Scale because he theorizes the two should be related. What type of validity is this?

Accepted Answer

A) retrospective 
B) face 
C) predictive 
D) concurrent 
A) retrospective 
B) face 
C) predictive 
D) concurrent

Question 6

Which validity problem describes a research participant who attempts to give the research responses indicative of the exact opposite of what he or she wants or to give completed random responses?

Accepted Answer

A) acquiescence 
B) socially desirable responding 
C) hypothesis guessing 
D) screw-you-effect 
A) acquiescence 
B) socially desirable responding 
C) hypothesis guessing 
D) screw-you-effect

Question 7

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement.
-Reliability

Accepted Answer

A) Measuring a concept on more than one occasion and comparing scores. 
B) Concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to estimate future scores. 
C) Singular administration of a measure. 
D) The accuracy that a measure has in producing stable, consistent measurements. 
E) Using two instruments to measure the same concept and checking the reliability between the two instruments. 
A) Measuring a concept on more than one occasion and comparing scores. 
B) Concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to estimate future scores. 
C) Singular administration of a measure. 
D) The accuracy that a measure has in producing stable, consistent measurements. 
E) Using two instruments to measure the same concept and checking the reliability between the two instruments.

Question 8

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement.
-Test-retest Reliability

Accepted Answer

A) Measuring a concept on more than one occasion and comparing scores. 
B) Concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to estimate future scores. 
C) Singular administration of a measure. 
D) The accuracy that a measure has in producing stable, consistent measurements. 
E) Using two instruments to measure the same concept and checking the reliability between the two instruments. 
A) Measuring a concept on more than one occasion and comparing scores. 
B) Concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to estimate future scores. 
C) Singular administration of a measure. 
D) The accuracy that a measure has in producing stable, consistent measurements. 
E) Using two instruments to measure the same concept and checking the reliability between the two instruments.

Question 9

John has created a scale that measures "extraterrestrial communication competence." John is torn between which type of validity testing he should employ. Which approach to validity should John utilize?

Accepted Answer

A) retrospective and face validity 
B) face and predictive validity 
C) concurrent and construct validity 
D) John should employ all approaches to validity that can be employed 
A) retrospective and face validity 
B) face and predictive validity 
C) concurrent and construct validity 
D) John should employ all approaches to validity that can be employed

Question 10

Face or content validity does not make use of correlation coefficients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement.
-Mono-Operational Bias

Accepted Answer

A) Measuring a concept on more than one occasion and comparing scores. 
B) Concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to estimate future scores. 
C) Singular administration of a measure. 
D) The accuracy that a measure has in producing stable, consistent measurements. 
E) Using two instruments to measure the same concept and checking the reliability between the two instruments. 
A) Measuring a concept on more than one occasion and comparing scores. 
B) Concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to estimate future scores. 
C) Singular administration of a measure. 
D) The accuracy that a measure has in producing stable, consistent measurements. 
E) Using two instruments to measure the same concept and checking the reliability between the two instruments.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a way to improve the alpha reliability of a measure?

Accepted Answer

A) adding more items 
B) avoiding ambiguous items 
C) writing clear instructions 
D) ensuring the concurrent validity 
A) adding more items 
B) avoiding ambiguous items 
C) writing clear instructions 
D) ensuring the concurrent validity

Question 13

Which type of single administration reliability test is most commonly used by social scientists?

Accepted Answer

A) test-retest reliability 
B) alternate forms reliability 
C) split-half reliability 
D) Cronbach's alpha (α) 
A) test-retest reliability 
B) alternate forms reliability 
C) split-half reliability 
D) Cronbach's alpha (α)

Question 14

Which threat to validity asks the question, "Are the results yours, or have multiple treatments by yourself and others combined to give the effect?"

Accepted Answer

A) mono-operation bias and mono-method bias 
B) inadequate preoperational explication of concepts 
C) restricted generalizability across constructs 
D) interaction of different treatments 
A) mono-operation bias and mono-method bias 
B) inadequate preoperational explication of concepts 
C) restricted generalizability across constructs 
D) interaction of different treatments

Question 15

Factorial validity is based on a statistical technique known as factor analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

List and explain 3 problems with validity.

Accepted Answer

1. Construct Validity: This problem occu

Which type of reliability testing is concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to predict future scores on a different measure?

___________ validity occurs when a researcher has previously measured the criterion and then attempts to relate it to a newly developed measure at a later point.

Explain the importance of validity in communication research studies.

Describe an unreliable pattern of participant response to a questionnaire.

John then takes his Extraterrestrial Communication Competence Scale and has participants fill it out along with Weiner's Communication Competence Scale because he theorizes the two should be related. What type of validity is this?

Which validity problem describes a research participant who attempts to give the research responses indicative of the exact opposite of what he or she wants or to give completed random responses?

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Reliability

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Test-retest Reliability

John has created a scale that measures "extraterrestrial communication competence." John is torn between which type of validity testing he should employ. Which approach to validity should John utilize?

Face or content validity does not make use of correlation coefficients.

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Mono-Operational Bias

Which of the following is NOT a way to improve the alpha reliability of a measure?

Which type of single administration reliability test is most commonly used by social scientists?

Which threat to validity asks the question, "Are the results yours, or have multiple treatments by yourself and others combined to give the effect?"

Factorial validity is based on a statistical technique known as factor analysis.

List and explain 3 problems with validity.

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Exam 8: Reliability and Validity

Which type of reliability testing is concerned with whether or not a person's score on a new measure can be used to predict future scores on a different measure?

___________ validity occurs when a researcher has previously measured the criterion and then attempts to relate it to a newly developed measure at a later point.

Explain the importance of validity in communication research studies.

Describe an unreliable pattern of participant response to a questionnaire.

John then takes his Extraterrestrial Communication Competence Scale and has participants fill it out along with Weiner's Communication Competence Scale because he theorizes the two should be related. What type of validity is this?

Which validity problem describes a research participant who attempts to give the research responses indicative of the exact opposite of what he or she wants or to give completed random responses?

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Reliability

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Test-retest Reliability

John has created a scale that measures "extraterrestrial communication competence." John is torn between which type of validity testing he should employ. Which approach to validity should John utilize?

Face or content validity does not make use of correlation coefficients.

Match each of the following terms with the correct statement. -Mono-Operational Bias

Which of the following is NOT a way to improve the alpha reliability of a measure?

Which type of single administration reliability test is most commonly used by social scientists?

Which threat to validity asks the question, "Are the results yours, or have multiple treatments by yourself and others combined to give the effect?"

Factorial validity is based on a statistical technique known as factor analysis.

List and explain 3 problems with validity.

An Introduction to Communication Research

Empirical Research

Research Ethics

Searching for Previous Research and American Psychological Association Style

Research Structure and Literature Reviews

Variables

Measurement

Survey Research

Content Analysis

Experimental Design

Sampling Methods

Hypothesis Testing

Descriptive Statistics

Chi-Square 2 Test of Independence

Independent Samples T Tests

One-Way Analysis of Variance

Correlation

Regression

Presenting Research

Statistical Tests and Concepts in Research Analysis

Filters