Question 1

If a measure is valid,it must also be reliable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Unobtrusive observation can be used for the purpose of minimizing social desirability bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The use of several different research methods to test the same finding is called triangulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

When someone who has sexually abused a child consistently denies having done so,it is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic measurement error. 
B)  random measurement error. 
C)  unreliable data. 
D)  face error 
A)  systematic measurement error. 
B)  random measurement error. 
C)  unreliable data. 
D)  face error

Question 5

Face validity is a form of empirical validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Professor Myth asked respondents whether or not they had ever been divorced.One year later Professor Myth asked respondents the same question.Myth found that with repeated applications of the measure different responses were obtained for the same subject.This means that the measuring instrument was

Accepted Answer

A)  unreliable. 
B)  invalid. 
C)  unreliable or the value on the variable had changed. 
D)  lacking in face validity. 
A)  unreliable. 
B)  invalid. 
C)  unreliable or the value on the variable had changed. 
D)  lacking in face validity.

Question 7

Some child-welfare workers observe children playing with anatomically correct dolls to help them assess whether those children have been sexually abused.If a child simulates sexual acts with the dolls,it is viewed as evidence that the child may be a victim of sexual abuse.What are some sources of systematic and random measurement error in this approach to assessment? How could the reliability and validity of this assessment procedure be gauged?

Accepted Answer

Some sources of systematic measurement e

Question 8

Professor Smith gave an exam on Monday.On Wednesday Smith gave the same class the same exam.Professor Smith was clearly interested in assessing the exam's

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  face validity. 
D)  conceptualization. 
E)  precision. 
A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  face validity. 
D)  conceptualization. 
E)  precision.

Question 9

Validity refers to the link between the operational and conceptual definitions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe how qualitative studies attempt to deal with reliability and validity.

Accepted Answer

Qualitative studies attempt to deal with

Question 11

Factorial validity refers to how many different constructs a scale measures and whether the number of constructs and the items comprising those constructs are what the researcher intends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Concurrent validity is one form of criterion-related validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Reliability involves

Accepted Answer

A)  whether a particular technique applied repeatedly to the same object would yield the same results each time. 
B)  ensuring accuracy. 
C)  ensuring that your measure measures what you think it should measure. 
D)  ensuring precision, 
A)  whether a particular technique applied repeatedly to the same object would yield the same results each time. 
B)  ensuring accuracy. 
C)  ensuring that your measure measures what you think it should measure. 
D)  ensuring precision,

Question 14

An instrument is developed with the intent to measure whether the parenting skills of parents referred for child abuse or neglect improve after participation in a parenting education treatment program.The instrument is found to be valid when untreated parents referred for child abuse or neglect score much worse on it than model parents who are child therapists.Which of the following statements is/are true about the instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  It appears to have known-groups validity. 
B)  Because it is valid, it can be relied upon to detect whether small, subtle improvements occur in the parenting skills of the parents who participate in the program. 
C)  It appears to have predictive validity. 
D)  It is sensitive to small differences. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  It appears to have known-groups validity. 
B)  Because it is valid, it can be relied upon to detect whether small, subtle improvements occur in the parenting skills of the parents who participate in the program. 
C)  It appears to have predictive validity. 
D)  It is sensitive to small differences. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 15

Professor Lum asked respondents,"How old are you?" Later in the interview Lum asked,"What is your date of birth?" This illustrates that Lum was interested in the ________ of the measurement.

Accepted Answer

A)  face validity 
B)  validity 
C)  precision 
D)  reliability 
A)  face validity 
B)  validity 
C)  precision 
D)  reliability

Question 16

The tendency to give a favorable impression of oneself is an example of random error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Each source of data -- including written self-reports,interviews,direct behavioral observation and examining available records -- is vulnerable to measurement error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most social scientists would not accept the conceptualization of IQ as foot size because such a measurement would lack

Accepted Answer

A)  precision. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  accuracy. 
D)  validity. 
A)  precision. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  accuracy. 
D)  validity.

Question 19

Given a scale to measure family risk of child abuse or neglect,contrast a way to measure the criterion-related validity of the scale with a way to measure that scale's construct validity.

Accepted Answer

Criterion-related validity of a scale to

Question 20

The tendency of people to answer questions through a filter that will convey a favorable impression is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the acquiescent response set. 
B)  social desirability bias. 
C)  cultural bias. 
D)  random error. 
A)  the acquiescent response set. 
B)  social desirability bias. 
C)  cultural bias. 
D)  random error.

Exam 9: Measurement

If a measure is valid,it must also be reliable.

Unobtrusive observation can be used for the purpose of minimizing social desirability bias.

The use of several different research methods to test the same finding is called triangulation.

When someone who has sexually abused a child consistently denies having done so,it is an example of

Face validity is a form of empirical validity.

Professor Myth asked respondents whether or not they had ever been divorced.One year later Professor Myth asked respondents the same question.Myth found that with repeated applications of the measure different responses were obtained for the same subject.This means that the measuring instrument was

Professor Smith gave an exam on Monday.On Wednesday Smith gave the same class the same exam.Professor Smith was clearly interested in assessing the exam's

Validity refers to the link between the operational and conceptual definitions.

Describe how qualitative studies attempt to deal with reliability and validity.

Factorial validity refers to how many different constructs a scale measures and whether the number of constructs and the items comprising those constructs are what the researcher intends.

Concurrent validity is one form of criterion-related validity.

Reliability involves

Professor Lum asked respondents,"How old are you?" Later in the interview Lum asked,"What is your date of birth?" This illustrates that Lum was interested in the ________ of the measurement.

The tendency to give a favorable impression of oneself is an example of random error.

Each source of data -- including written self-reports,interviews,direct behavioral observation and examining available records -- is vulnerable to measurement error.

Most social scientists would not accept the conceptualization of IQ as foot size because such a measurement would lack

Given a scale to measure family risk of child abuse or neglect,contrast a way to measure the criterion-related validity of the scale with a way to measure that scale's construct validity.

The tendency of people to answer questions through a filter that will convey a favorable impression is called

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