Question 1

The extent to which a measure measures what it was designed to measure is the

Accepted Answer

A)  internal consistency 
B)  reliability 
C)  standardization 
D)  validity 
A)  internal consistency 
B)  reliability 
C)  standardization 
D)  validity

Question 2

When observing behavior, one way to avoid the effects of subject bias is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  hide the observer 
B)  take careful notes 
C)  make friends with the observed 
D)  record only selected details 
A)  hide the observer 
B)  take careful notes 
C)  make friends with the observed 
D)  record only selected details

Question 3

The broadest type of validity, in that it includes all the others, is ______ validity.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent 
B)  construct 
C)  content 
D)  discriminant 
A)  convergent 
B)  construct 
C)  content 
D)  discriminant

Question 4

Hypothetical characteristics of people, inferred from observations, are called

Accepted Answer

A)  constructs 
B)  operational definitions 
C)  models 
D)  relationships 
A)  constructs 
B)  operational definitions 
C)  models 
D)  relationships

The extent to which a measure measures what it was designed to measure is the

When observing behavior, one way to avoid the effects of subject bias is to:

The broadest type of validity, in that it includes all the others, is ______ validity.

Hypothetical characteristics of people, inferred from observations, are called

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

The extent to which a measure measures what it was designed to measure is the

When observing behavior, one way to avoid the effects of subject bias is to:

The broadest type of validity, in that it includes all the others, is ______ validity.

Hypothetical characteristics of people, inferred from observations, are called

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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