Question 1

Shy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Outgoing is an example of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Likert scale 
B)  magnitude estimation technique 
C)  semantic differential technique 
D)  item analysis 
A)  Likert scale 
B)  magnitude estimation technique 
C)  semantic differential technique 
D)  item analysis

Question 2

Comparing index scores to determine internal reliability is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  internal consistency approach 
B)  split-retest method 
C)  split-half method 
D)  determination of construct effects 
A)  internal consistency approach 
B)  split-retest method 
C)  split-half method 
D)  determination of construct effects

Question 3

Criterion validity refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  extent to which a theory is correct 
B)  the extent to which an indicator reflects a concept 
C)  the extent to which a measure or indicator predicts correctly 
D)  the generalizability of the results 
A)  extent to which a theory is correct 
B)  the extent to which an indicator reflects a concept 
C)  the extent to which a measure or indicator predicts correctly 
D)  the generalizability of the results

Question 4

Grounded theory attempts to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ground their data in theory 
B)  identify concepts that seem to be reflected by the data 
C)  begins at the theoretical level 
D)  stress the importance of people, not concepts 
A)  ground their data in theory 
B)  identify concepts that seem to be reflected by the data 
C)  begins at the theoretical level 
D)  stress the importance of people, not concepts

Question 5

A true value is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  impossibility in the varying social world 
B)  underlying, exact variable quantity 
C)  a respondent's own life reality/definition 
D)  one that holds through time and space 
A)  impossibility in the varying social world 
B)  underlying, exact variable quantity 
C)  a respondent's own life reality/definition 
D)  one that holds through time and space

Question 6

When choosing indicators, one should focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  causality 
B)  consequences 
C)  correlation 
D)  direct measurement 
A)  causality 
B)  consequences 
C)  correlation 
D)  direct measurement

Question 7

The operational level research refers to the stage in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts are measured 
B)  the research literature is reviewed 
C)  concepts are defined 
D)  hypotheses are formed 
E)  all of the above 
A)  concepts are measured 
B)  the research literature is reviewed 
C)  concepts are defined 
D)  hypotheses are formed 
E)  all of the above

Shy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Outgoing is an example of the:

Comparing index scores to determine internal reliability is referred to as the:

Criterion validity refers to the:

Grounded theory attempts to:

A true value is a(n):

When choosing indicators, one should focus on:

The operational level research refers to the stage in which:

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

Critical Approaches to Research: Action and Feminist Research

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Ethical Issues

Getting the Project Started

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

Using Spss for Windows

Filters

Exam 13: Measurement

Shy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Outgoing is an example of the:

Comparing index scores to determine internal reliability is referred to as the:

Criterion validity refers to the:

Grounded theory attempts to:

A true value is a(n):

When choosing indicators, one should focus on:

The operational level research refers to the stage in which:

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

Critical Approaches to Research: Action and Feminist Research

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Ethical Issues

Getting the Project Started

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

Using Spss for Windows

Filters