Exam 5: Measurement Concepts

In the context of components of a measure, a reliable measure of intelligence must contain relatively low _____.

Which statement accurately differentiates face validity and discriminant validity?

Alfred and Frida are movie reviewers for the local newspaper. After watching the same movie, they both assign 5 stars for the movie. Based on their ratings, it can be concluded that there is _____.

Ciara finds a high correlation between her scores on intimacy and self-disclosure, which are both measures of emotional quotient. In the context of indicators of construct validity of a measure, Ciara's scores indicate _____ validity.

In _____ validity, scores on the measure indicate behavior on a criterion measured at a future time.

_____ reliability is assessed by measuring the same individuals at two points in time.

What refers to the adequacy of the operational definition of variables?

Alan is attentive to customers when his supervisor is present but inattentive when his supervisor is absent. In this scenario, Alan's behavior exemplifies _____.

In the context of measures of reliability, correlating the total score of the first twenty questions on a test with the total score of the last twenty questions on a test is an example of _____ reliability.

Exercise is a measure of physical fitness. However, exercise also correlates with good health, which is also a measure of physical fitness. This type of correlation between two measures of the same construct is an example of _____ validity.

A researcher has developed a measure of a person's ability to detect colors. He finds the measure is not related to a person's spelling ability, which is a different type of measure. This finding is an example of _____ validity.

Henry, a teacher, is constructing a test of knowledge of research methods. In doing so, Henry uses the prescribed textbook for his class to devise 100 true-false questions on various aspects of research methods. Without conducting any research, Henry can be most certain of the _____ validity of this test.

In the context of variables and measurement scales, categorizing automobiles as American-made or foreign-made is an example of a(n) _____ scale.

Cohen's kappa is a commonly used indicator of _____ reliability.

According to Pearson product-movement correlation coefficient, a correlation of 0.00 shows that the two variables are:

A human resources manager believes that people whose job requires converting values from the standard to the metric system will have higher math test scores than people who do not have to make these conversions. The human resource manager would be most concerned with _____ validity.

To find out the most popular health drinks among consumers, a researcher indirectly measures the frequency at which a supermarket purchases a particular health drink. The measurement is based on the idea that the most popular health drinks are the ones more frequently bought by the supermarket. In this context, the researcher is using a(n) _____ measure to reduce reactivity.

In the context of variables and measurement scales, the difference between the numbers on the scale is meaningful in a(n) _____ scale.

Which of the following is true of split-half reliability?

Alfredo is developing a test to measure an individual's anxiety in new situations. If the items on the measure represent the symptoms that define the anxiety construct, the measure is said to have _____ validity.