Question 1

Socially desirable responding consists of both impression management and self-deceptive enhancement. Briefly distinguish the two and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Impression management consists of intentionally providing responses that make you look more favorable than you truly are. This is common in situations with high demand characteristics such as a job interview or first date. Conversely, while engaging in self-deceptive enhancement also makes you look better than you are, it is not a conscious effort. So, for example, you may say you enjoy and are better at math than you really are because of a poor self-concept, but if you were meeting with a career counselor she may guide you to a career in a STEM field that may not be a good fit because of the SDE response biases you exhibited.

Question 2

The major reason that the Educational Testing Service stopped using the correction for guessing formula on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) was because _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  guessing was associated with personality type 
B)  it converted the GRE to a computer adaptive test 
C)  it led to fewer test takers trying to cheat on the GRE 
D)  guessing was shown to have minimal impact on final scores 
A)  guessing was associated with personality type 
B)  it converted the GRE to a computer adaptive test 
C)  it led to fewer test takers trying to cheat on the GRE 
D)  guessing was shown to have minimal impact on final scores B

Question 3

Briefly outline several ways that response biases can be prevented before they occur.

Accepted Answer

Providing clear directions is a very good start. Also, requiring comparative judgments versus absolute judgments reduces likely response biases, as does having forced choice options that are equal in terms of social desirability. If you are trying to reduce response biases in rater, providing rater training tends to be beneficial.

Question 4

Which of the following would typically be considered a random error bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  impression management 
B)  self-deceptive enhancement 
C)  acquiescence 
D)  sampling error 
A)  impression management 
B)  self-deceptive enhancement 
C)  acquiescence 
D)  sampling error

Question 5

One way to address the issues of response biases (e.g., leniency, severity, and acquiescence) that tend to be a result of the scale being used, is to include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  forced choice options 
B)  a social desirability scale 
C)  correction for guessing formulae 
D)  multiple reverse scored items within the measure 
A)  forced choice options 
B)  a social desirability scale 
C)  correction for guessing formulae 
D)  multiple reverse scored items within the measure

Question 6

Personality measures with high social desirability in strong demand contexts (e.g., employment interviews) tend to consistently demonstrate _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  severity error 
B)  leniency error 
C)  faking 
D)  unreliability 
A)  severity error 
B)  leniency error 
C)  faking 
D)  unreliability

Question 7

What are some of the most effective ways to address the issue of guessing on multiple choice tests?

Accepted Answer

While you can address guessing by instit

Question 8

Response ______ tend to be context specific and as a result, can be reduced if certain measures are taken such a providing proper training or adding additional instructions.

Accepted Answer

A)  biases 
B)  tendencies 
C)  styles 
D)  functions 
A)  biases 
B)  tendencies 
C)  styles 
D)  functions

Question 9

A test taker who has developed "test-wiseness" is mostly likely to benefit from which common type of response bias.

Accepted Answer

A)  impression management 
B)  self-deceptive enhancement 
C)  guessing 
D)  leniency error 
A)  impression management 
B)  self-deceptive enhancement 
C)  guessing 
D)  leniency error

Question 10

Citlalli wants to perform well on her job interview and as a result is answering questions in a way that makes herself appear better than she is. While she is not doing so on purpose, the final result is that she is making herself look better than she truly is. This would be an example of what type of response bias.

Accepted Answer

A)  Illusory Halo 
B)  Impression Management 
C)  Self-Deceptive Enhancement 
D)  Central Tendency Response Error 
A)  Illusory Halo 
B)  Impression Management 
C)  Self-Deceptive Enhancement 
D)  Central Tendency Response Error

Question 11

While survey researchers and methodologists are continually refining ways to address response biases, it is still unclear on what to do with the biased response once they are identified. What were some of the suggestions provided by Shultz, Whitney, and Zickar (2021) in Module 16?

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question may vary wid

Question 12

Briefly compare and contrast the concepts of response biases and response styles? How are they similar and/or different from one another?

Accepted Answer

Response biases tend to be more context

Question 13

In general, most correction for guessing formulae tend to ________ the amount of guessing that occurs on a given test.

Accepted Answer

A)  overestimate 
B)  underestimate 
C)  correctly estimate 
D)  equally over- and underestimate 
A)  overestimate 
B)  underestimate 
C)  correctly estimate 
D)  equally over- and underestimate

Question 14

If Kelly's supervisor, Manuel, rates Kelly high on all job dimensions, even though she is not really high on all just dimensions, then this would be an indication of what type of response bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illusory Halo 
B)  Impression Management 
C)  Self-Deceptive Enhancement 
D)  Central Tendency Response Error 
A)  Illusory Halo 
B)  Impression Management 
C)  Self-Deceptive Enhancement 
D)  Central Tendency Response Error

Question 15

Most correction for guessing formulas use a(n) _______ guessing model.

Accepted Answer

A)  blind 
B)  deliberate 
C)  adjusted 
D)  functional 
A)  blind 
B)  deliberate 
C)  adjusted 
D)  functional

Socially desirable responding consists of both impression management and self-deceptive enhancement. Briefly distinguish the two and provide an example of each.

The major reason that the Educational Testing Service stopped using the correction for guessing formula on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) was because _______.

Briefly outline several ways that response biases can be prevented before they occur.

Which of the following would typically be considered a random error bias?

One way to address the issues of response biases (e.g., leniency, severity, and acquiescence) that tend to be a result of the scale being used, is to include ________.

Personality measures with high social desirability in strong demand contexts (e.g., employment interviews) tend to consistently demonstrate _______.

What are some of the most effective ways to address the issue of guessing on multiple choice tests?

Response ______ tend to be context specific and as a result, can be reduced if certain measures are taken such a providing proper training or adding additional instructions.

A test taker who has developed "test-wiseness" is mostly likely to benefit from which common type of response bias.

While survey researchers and methodologists are continually refining ways to address response biases, it is still unclear on what to do with the biased response once they are identified. What were some of the suggestions provided by Shultz, Whitney, and Zickar (2021) in Module 16?

Briefly compare and contrast the concepts of response biases and response styles? How are they similar and/or different from one another?

In general, most correction for guessing formulae tend to ________ the amount of guessing that occurs on a given test.

If Kelly's supervisor, Manuel, rates Kelly high on all job dimensions, even though she is not really high on all just dimensions, then this would be an indication of what type of response bias?

Most correction for guessing formulas use a(n) _______ guessing model.

Introduction and Overview

Statistics Review for PSYC Measurement

Sychological Scaling

Test Preparation and Specification

Reliability Overview: Classical Test Theory

Estimating Reliability

Content Validation

Criterion-Related Validation

Construct Validation

VG Psychometric Meta-Analysis Copy

Tests Bias Unfairness and Equivalence

Developing Tests of Maximal Performance

Classical Test Theory Item Analysis

Scoring Tests

Developing Measures of Typical Performance

Multiple Regression

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Confirmatory Factor Analysis

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Exam 16: Response Biases

Socially desirable responding consists of both impression management and self-deceptive enhancement. Briefly distinguish the two and provide an example of each.

The major reason that the Educational Testing Service stopped using the correction for guessing formula on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) was because _______.

Briefly outline several ways that response biases can be prevented before they occur.

Which of the following would typically be considered a random error bias?

One way to address the issues of response biases (e.g., leniency, severity, and acquiescence) that tend to be a result of the scale being used, is to include ________.

Personality measures with high social desirability in strong demand contexts (e.g., employment interviews) tend to consistently demonstrate _______.

What are some of the most effective ways to address the issue of guessing on multiple choice tests?

Response ______ tend to be context specific and as a result, can be reduced if certain measures are taken such a providing proper training or adding additional instructions.

A test taker who has developed "test-wiseness" is mostly likely to benefit from which common type of response bias.

While survey researchers and methodologists are continually refining ways to address response biases, it is still unclear on what to do with the biased response once they are identified. What were some of the suggestions provided by Shultz, Whitney, and Zickar (2021) in Module 16?

Briefly compare and contrast the concepts of response biases and response styles? How are they similar and/or different from one another?

In general, most correction for guessing formulae tend to ________ the amount of guessing that occurs on a given test.

If Kelly's supervisor, Manuel, rates Kelly high on all job dimensions, even though she is not really high on all just dimensions, then this would be an indication of what type of response bias?

Most correction for guessing formulas use a(n) _______ guessing model.

Introduction and Overview

Statistics Review for PSYC Measurement

Sychological Scaling

Test Preparation and Specification

Reliability Overview: Classical Test Theory

Estimating Reliability

Content Validation

Criterion-Related Validation

Construct Validation

VG Psychometric Meta-Analysis Copy

Tests Bias Unfairness and Equivalence

Developing Tests of Maximal Performance

Classical Test Theory Item Analysis

Scoring Tests

Developing Measures of Typical Performance

Multiple Regression

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Item Response Theory

Applications of Item Response Theory: Computer Adaptive Testing and Differential Item Functioning

Generalizability Theory

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