Question 1

In the development of the CUWQ,after a review of the preliminary items,a total of ___ items remained in the final form of the test.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  18 
C)  16 
D)  12 
A)  40 
B)  18 
C)  16 
D)  12 B

Question 2

Which of the following is BEST be viewed as varieties of criterion-related validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  concurrent validity and face validity 
B)  content validity and predictive validity 
C)  concurrent validity and predictive validity 
D)  concurrent validity and content validity 
A)  concurrent validity and face validity 
B)  content validity and predictive validity 
C)  concurrent validity and predictive validity 
D)  concurrent validity and content validity C

Question 3

A new test designed to gauge competence to stand trial is found to lack face validity.Which is the MOST likely consequence of this fact?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judges will urge assessors to use this test. 
B)  Lawyers will urge assessors not to use this test. 
C)  impression management will be less of a factor in the test results. 
D)  whether defendants are competent will be less of a factor in the test results. 
A)  Judges will urge assessors to use this test. 
B)  Lawyers will urge assessors not to use this test. 
C)  impression management will be less of a factor in the test results. 
D)  whether defendants are competent will be less of a factor in the test results. C

Question 4

A test developer compares a student's performance on a newly developed math achievement test to the same student's performance on a well established math achievement test for the purpose of exploring the ________ validity of the new test.

Accepted Answer

A)  content 
B)  concurrent, criterion-related 
C)  predictive, criterion-related 
D)  construct 
A)  content 
B)  concurrent, criterion-related 
C)  predictive, criterion-related 
D)  construct

Question 5

In the development of the CUWQ,the test authors hypothesized that the tendency to worry _________ would be positively related to trait-anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A)  excessively 
B)  frequently 
C)  constructively 
D)  unconstructively 
A)  excessively 
B)  frequently 
C)  constructively 
D)  unconstructively

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE of test bias as compared to test fairness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Test bias is dependent on statistical analyses while test fairness relates to values. 
B)  Test bias is dependent on values while test fairness relates to statistical analyses. 
C)  Whether a test is fair can be answered with certainty while whether a test is biased cannot. 
D)  None of these statements are true. 
A)  Test bias is dependent on statistical analyses while test fairness relates to values. 
B)  Test bias is dependent on values while test fairness relates to statistical analyses. 
C)  Whether a test is fair can be answered with certainty while whether a test is biased cannot. 
D)  None of these statements are true.

Question 7

Prior to the development of the CUWQ,research on worry had shown that the act of worrying can lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  positive outcomes. 
B)  negative outcomes. 
C)  both positive outcomes and negative outcomes. 
D)  None of these 
A)  positive outcomes. 
B)  negative outcomes. 
C)  both positive outcomes and negative outcomes. 
D)  None of these

Question 8

Which of the following is the BEST definition of hit rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the proportion of people the test correctly identifies as possessing a particular trait, behavior, characteristic, or attribute 
B)  the proportion of people in the general population who possess the particular trait, behavior, characteristic, or attribute 
C)  the proportion of people the test incorrectly identifies as possessing a particular trait, behavior, characteristic, or attribute 
D)  the degree of validity of a particular test 
A)  the proportion of people the test correctly identifies as possessing a particular trait, behavior, characteristic, or attribute 
B)  the proportion of people in the general population who possess the particular trait, behavior, characteristic, or attribute 
C)  the proportion of people the test incorrectly identifies as possessing a particular trait, behavior, characteristic, or attribute 
D)  the degree of validity of a particular test

Question 9

A significant,positive relationship exists between scores on a new test of intelligence and scores on the fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale.These data may be viewed as supportive of which type of validity evidence for the new test?

Accepted Answer

A)  criterion-related validity 
B)  content validity 
C)  convergent evidence of construct validity 
D)  discriminant evidence of construct validity 
A)  criterion-related validity 
B)  content validity 
C)  convergent evidence of construct validity 
D)  discriminant evidence of construct validity

Question 10

Face validity

Accepted Answer

A)  may influence the way the testtaker approaches the situation. 
B)  relates more to what the test appears to measure than what the test may actually measure. 
C)  is given short-shrift as compared to other indices of validity. 
D)  All of these 
A)  may influence the way the testtaker approaches the situation. 
B)  relates more to what the test appears to measure than what the test may actually measure. 
C)  is given short-shrift as compared to other indices of validity. 
D)  All of these

Question 11

The form of criterion-related validity that reflects the degree to which a test score correlates with a criterion measure that was obtained some time subsequent to the test score is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  predictive validity. 
B)  construct validity. 
C)  concurrent validity. 
D)  content validity. 
A)  predictive validity. 
B)  construct validity. 
C)  concurrent validity. 
D)  content validity.

Question 12

The form of criterion-related validity that reflects the degree to which a test score is correlated with a criterion measure obtained at the same time that the test score was obtained is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  predictive validity. 
B)  construct validity. 
C)  concurrent validity. 
D)  content validity. 
A)  predictive validity. 
B)  construct validity. 
C)  concurrent validity. 
D)  content validity.

Question 13

Each of the three approaches to validity assessment in the trinitarian model should BEST be thought of as

Accepted Answer

A)  mutually exclusive as evidence of a test's validity with any one source necessary and sufficient for demonstrating a test's validity. 
B)  one type of evidence that, with others, contributes to a judgment concerning the validity of a test. 
C)  insufficient, either by themselves or together with the other two, to demonstrate the validity of a test. 
D)  None of these 
A)  mutually exclusive as evidence of a test's validity with any one source necessary and sufficient for demonstrating a test's validity. 
B)  one type of evidence that, with others, contributes to a judgment concerning the validity of a test. 
C)  insufficient, either by themselves or together with the other two, to demonstrate the validity of a test. 
D)  None of these

Question 14

Rating errors

Accepted Answer

A)  may be unintentional. 
B)  may be intentional. 
C)  may involve a tendency to be lenient in rating. 
D)  All of these 
A)  may be unintentional. 
B)  may be intentional. 
C)  may involve a tendency to be lenient in rating. 
D)  All of these

Question 15

An expectancy chart is

Accepted Answer

A)  a graphic representation of an expectancy table. 
B)  a table illustrating the incremental validity of a test. 
C)  a pictorial image of a hit rate versus a miss rate. 
D)  All of these 
A)  a graphic representation of an expectancy table. 
B)  a table illustrating the incremental validity of a test. 
C)  a pictorial image of a hit rate versus a miss rate. 
D)  All of these

Question 16

Quotas may be viewed as one type of remedy for

Accepted Answer

A)  low reliability of selection tests. 
B)  previously unfair practices. 
C)  low validity of selection tests. 
D)  All of these 
A)  low reliability of selection tests. 
B)  previously unfair practices. 
C)  low validity of selection tests. 
D)  All of these

Question 17

A psychologist wants to determine the criterion-related validity of an intelligence test by determining how well it predicts a student's placement in a special class.If the psychologist used the intelligence test for both diagnosis and special class placement,that criterion would be said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  irrelevant. 
B)  contaminated. 
C)  invalid. 
D)  negatively skewed. 
A)  irrelevant. 
B)  contaminated. 
C)  invalid. 
D)  negatively skewed.

Question 18

Using a test that measures a low base rate trait

Accepted Answer

A)  will likely result in more correct than incorrect classifications. 
B)  will likely result in more incorrect than correct classifications. 
C)  will result in an equal number of correct and incorrect classifications. 
D)  will have results that cannot be determined based on the information presented. 
A)  will likely result in more correct than incorrect classifications. 
B)  will likely result in more incorrect than correct classifications. 
C)  will result in an equal number of correct and incorrect classifications. 
D)  will have results that cannot be determined based on the information presented.

Question 19

Which is an example of a criterion?

Accepted Answer

A)  achievement test scores 
B)  success in being able to repair a defective toaster 
C)  student ratings of teaching effectiveness 
D)  All of these 
A)  achievement test scores 
B)  success in being able to repair a defective toaster 
C)  student ratings of teaching effectiveness 
D)  All of these

Question 20

Criterion contamination occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  the criterion measure is influenced by the predictor measure. 
B)  subjects talk to one another about the test. 
C)  the characteristic being measured occurs with low frequency in the group being studied. 
D)  All of these 
A)  the criterion measure is influenced by the predictor measure. 
B)  subjects talk to one another about the test. 
C)  the characteristic being measured occurs with low frequency in the group being studied. 
D)  All of these

In the development of the CUWQ,after a review of the preliminary items,a total of ___ items remained in the final form of the test.

Which of the following is BEST be viewed as varieties of criterion-related validity?

A new test designed to gauge competence to stand trial is found to lack face validity.Which is the MOST likely consequence of this fact?

A test developer compares a student's performance on a newly developed math achievement test to the same student's performance on a well established math achievement test for the purpose of exploring the ________ validity of the new test.

In the development of the CUWQ,the test authors hypothesized that the tendency to worry _________ would be positively related to trait-anxiety.

Which of the following is TRUE of test bias as compared to test fairness?

Prior to the development of the CUWQ,research on worry had shown that the act of worrying can lead to

Which of the following is the BEST definition of hit rate?

A significant,positive relationship exists between scores on a new test of intelligence and scores on the fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale.These data may be viewed as supportive of which type of validity evidence for the new test?

Face validity

The form of criterion-related validity that reflects the degree to which a test score correlates with a criterion measure that was obtained some time subsequent to the test score is known as

The form of criterion-related validity that reflects the degree to which a test score is correlated with a criterion measure obtained at the same time that the test score was obtained is known as

Each of the three approaches to validity assessment in the trinitarian model should BEST be thought of as

Rating errors

An expectancy chart is

Quotas may be viewed as one type of remedy for

A psychologist wants to determine the criterion-related validity of an intelligence test by determining how well it predicts a student's placement in a special class.If the psychologist used the intelligence test for both diagnosis and special class placement,that criterion would be said to be

Using a test that measures a low base rate trait

Which is an example of a criterion?

Criterion contamination occurs when

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Exam 6: Validity

In the development of the CUWQ,after a review of the preliminary items,a total of ___ items remained in the final form of the test.

Which of the following is BEST be viewed as varieties of criterion-related validity?

A new test designed to gauge competence to stand trial is found to lack face validity.Which is the MOST likely consequence of this fact?

A test developer compares a student's performance on a newly developed math achievement test to the same student's performance on a well established math achievement test for the purpose of exploring the ________ validity of the new test.

In the development of the CUWQ,the test authors hypothesized that the tendency to worry _________ would be positively related to trait-anxiety.

Which of the following is TRUE of test bias as compared to test fairness?

Prior to the development of the CUWQ,research on worry had shown that the act of worrying can lead to

Which of the following is the BEST definition of hit rate?

A significant,positive relationship exists between scores on a new test of intelligence and scores on the fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale.These data may be viewed as supportive of which type of validity evidence for the new test?

Face validity

The form of criterion-related validity that reflects the degree to which a test score correlates with a criterion measure that was obtained some time subsequent to the test score is known as

The form of criterion-related validity that reflects the degree to which a test score is correlated with a criterion measure obtained at the same time that the test score was obtained is known as

Each of the three approaches to validity assessment in the trinitarian model should BEST be thought of as

Rating errors

An expectancy chart is

Quotas may be viewed as one type of remedy for

A psychologist wants to determine the criterion-related validity of an intelligence test by determining how well it predicts a student's placement in a special class.If the psychologist used the intelligence test for both diagnosis and special class placement,that criterion would be said to be

Using a test that measures a low base rate trait

Which is an example of a criterion?

Criterion contamination occurs when

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Utility

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: an Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

Assessment,Careers,and Business

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