Deck 24: Principles of Health Behavior Measurement

Question 1

Which is an example of measurement reactivity?

A) Disengaging from the measurement process
B) Changing the way measurements are being observed
C) Changing behavior when aware of behavior being observed
D) Completing sections of the measurement and skipping others

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which psychometric and measurement design property is defined as the degree to which an instrument's item content appears to represent the construct?

A) Face validity
B) Concurrent validity
C) Internal consistency
D) Test-retest reliability

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which psychometric and measurement design property is defined as the degree to which a measure produces similar scores when completed under similar conditions at different times?

A) Criterion validity
B) Construct validity
C) Inter-rater reliability
D) Test-retest reliability

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which psychometric and measurement design property is defined as the degree to which an instrument detects meaningful information?

A) Validity
B) Reliability
C) Sensitivity
D) Specificity

Question 5

Which is a drawback of performing a behavioral observation assessment?

A) Risk of human error in coding
B) Long observation period needed
C) Expense of devices and software
D) Resources needed for data management

Question 6

Which is a benefit of using an indirect subjective assessment method?

A) Easy to collect data
B) Useful for behaviors that occur daily
C) Can survey large samples
D) Minimal risk for rater bias

Question 7

Which assessment method is defined as the measurement of physiological markers associated with health behaviors?

A) Daily diary
B) 24-hour recall
C) Biochemical analysis
D) Manual measurements

Question 8

Which direct measuring approach provides the most accurate information about diet?

A) Self-report
B) Weighed plate
C) Objective observation
D) Remote food photography

Question 9

Which is a drawback of using an actigraph to measure sleep?

A) Does not take into consideration body movements during sleep
B) Interferes with a sensor used to detect chest movement during sleep
C) Inconsistently measures periods of sleep based on pressure applied to a sensor
D) May overestimate sleep duration in people with longer sleep onset periods and periods of resting while awake

Question 10

Which is an advantage of using an indirect measurement of diet?

A) Less intrusive
B) Assesses intraindividual differences
C) Reduces the chance of remeasurement
D) Less of a burden to the person being measured

Question 11

Which medication adherence assessment approach is associated with positive health outcomes?

A) Persistency
B) Pill counting
C) Biochemical analysis
D) Pharmacy refill records

Question 12

Which subjective measurement approach uses text message prompts to remind participants to track behavior?

A) Diary
B) Self-reporting
C) 24-hour recall
D) Ecological momentary assessments

Question 13

Which is an advantage of a self-reported activity measure?

A) Detects incremental changes
B) Considered highly valid and reliable
C) Unlikely to overestimate activity level
D) Useful for population-level surveillance

Question 14

Which measurement method is appropriate to use to assess health behavior of an adolescent?

A) Pill counts
B) Recall interviews
C) Electronic monitors
D) Simplified questionnaire

Question 15

Which type of biometric technology would pair well with mobile health applications?

A) Body sensors
B) Global Positioning System software
C) Accelerometers
D) Nanotechnology