Exam 5: Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity

When an investigator correlates scores from a new measurement instrument to an existing instrument of the same construct, the investigator is trying to determine the new measure's

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Reliable measures are _ ; valid measures are _.

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Determining whether a measure is reliable involves determining the extent to which a measure is ; determining whether a measure is valid involves determining the extent to which a measure is .

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Which measure is the most reliable? Note that all reliabilities refer to test-retest reliabilities where participants were retested 10 weeks later.

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If participants lie or exaggerate to make themselves look good, the study has been affected by:

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The case of Clever Hans ("the mathematical horse") is an example of

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If experimenter bias is your biggest concern, you would use

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A professor of a continuing education course called "Becoming rich" is correlating final exam scores with students' SAT scores. This professor is trying to establish that the final exam has

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A professor of a continuing education course called "Becoming rich" is correlating final exam scores with students' income five years after graduation. This professor is trying to establish that the final exam has

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Question 49

Which of the following is not an operational definition of "love"?

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Question 50

Which reliability coefficient would you expect to be the lowest?

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Question 51

When students judge a midterm exam, they are looking at the test's

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Question 52

Which of the descriptions given below is an operational definition of liking?

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Question 53

The use of blind procedures is a good way of reducing experimenter bias.

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Question 54

Which of the following is not a technique for increasing reliability?

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Question 55

If a test is designed to measure "love" but measures liking instead, the test is

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Psychological research can produce objective, scientific data because

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The use of unobtrusive measures is a could way to combat the effects of subject biases.

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Question 58

The known groups technique is used to establish a measure's

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Question 59

Which of the following is the most severe threat to a measure's validity?

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When an investigator correlates scores from a new measurement instrument to an existing instrument of the same construct, the investigator is trying to determine the new measure's

Reliable measures are _ ; valid measures are _.

Determining whether a measure is reliable involves determining the extent to which a measure is ; determining whether a measure is valid involves determining the extent to which a measure is .

Which measure is the most reliable? Note that all reliabilities refer to test-retest reliabilities where participants were retested 10 weeks later.

If participants lie or exaggerate to make themselves look good, the study has been affected by:

The case of Clever Hans ("the mathematical horse") is an example of

If experimenter bias is your biggest concern, you would use

A professor of a continuing education course called "Becoming rich" is correlating final exam scores with students' SAT scores. This professor is trying to establish that the final exam has

A professor of a continuing education course called "Becoming rich" is correlating final exam scores with students' income five years after graduation. This professor is trying to establish that the final exam has

Which of the following is not an operational definition of "love"?

Which reliability coefficient would you expect to be the lowest?

When students judge a midterm exam, they are looking at the test's

Which of the descriptions given below is an operational definition of liking?

The use of blind procedures is a good way of reducing experimenter bias.

Which of the following is not a technique for increasing reliability?

If a test is designed to measure "love" but measures liking instead, the test is

Psychological research can produce objective, scientific data because

The use of unobtrusive measures is a could way to combat the effects of subject biases.

The known groups technique is used to establish a measure's

Which of the following is the most severe threat to a measure's validity?

Psychology, Science, and You

Ethics and Validity

Generating Research Hypotheses

Reading and Evaluating Research

Choosing the Best Measure for Your Study

Introduction to Descriptive Methods

Survey Research

Internal Validity

The Simple Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple Group Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Single-N Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Appendix E: Using Theory to Generate Research Hypotheses

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Exam 5: Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity

When an investigator correlates scores from a new measurement instrument to an existing instrument of the same construct, the investigator is trying to determine the new measure's

Reliable measures are _______ ; valid measures are _______.

Determining whether a measure is reliable involves determining the extent to which a measure is ______; determining whether a measure is valid involves determining the extent to which a measure is ______.

Which measure is the most reliable? Note that all reliabilities refer to test-retest reliabilities where participants were retested 10 weeks later.

If participants lie or exaggerate to make themselves look good, the study has been affected by:

The case of Clever Hans ("the mathematical horse") is an example of

If experimenter bias is your biggest concern, you would use

A professor of a continuing education course called "Becoming rich" is correlating final exam scores with students' SAT scores. This professor is trying to establish that the final exam has

A professor of a continuing education course called "Becoming rich" is correlating final exam scores with students' income five years after graduation. This professor is trying to establish that the final exam has

Which of the following is not an operational definition of "love"?

Which reliability coefficient would you expect to be the lowest?

When students judge a midterm exam, they are looking at the test's

Which of the descriptions given below is an operational definition of liking?

The use of blind procedures is a good way of reducing experimenter bias.

Which of the following is not a technique for increasing reliability?

If a test is designed to measure "love" but measures liking instead, the test is

Psychological research can produce objective, scientific data because

The use of unobtrusive measures is a could way to combat the effects of subject biases.

The known groups technique is used to establish a measure's

Which of the following is the most severe threat to a measure's validity?

Psychology, Science, and You

Ethics and Validity

Generating Research Hypotheses

Reading and Evaluating Research

Choosing the Best Measure for Your Study

Introduction to Descriptive Methods

Survey Research

Internal Validity

The Simple Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple Group Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Single-N Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Appendix E: Using Theory to Generate Research Hypotheses

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Reliable measures are _ ; valid measures are _.

Determining whether a measure is reliable involves determining the extent to which a measure is ; determining whether a measure is valid involves determining the extent to which a measure is .