Deck 3: Reliability

Question 1

Which of the following is a factor that a test administrator must consider when determining whether a test produces scores that are reliable enough?

A)Individual characteristics of the client that is being assessed
B)The purpose of the test administration
C)Type of reliability estimate being reported
D)All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the items included in the formula for classical test theory?

A)Raw score
B)Random error
C)True score
D)Standard score

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the most commonly used method of assessing reliability?

A)Test-retest
B)Inter-rater
C)Internal consistency
D)Alternate forms

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The values of a correlation coefficient can range between _____ and _____.

A)0 and +1.00
B)0 and +100
C)-1.00 and +1.00
D)-2.00 and +2.00

Question 5

The higher the standard error of measurement:

A)The higher degree of reliability
B)The lower degree of reliability
C)The more positive a relationship between variables
D)The more negative a relationship between variables

Question 6

Which of the following constructs are more likely to exhibit a greater amount of variance in scores from one test administration to another?

A)Verbal abilities
B)Happiness
C)Extrovertedness
D)Cognitive processing

Question 7

An advantage of alternate forms reliability is:

A)It requires less work by the counselor
B)It reduces client fatigue
C)It increases practice effects
D)It reduces carryover effects

Question 8

Which of the following effects are important issues related to time sampling error?

A)Fatigue
B)Practice effect
C)Carryover effect
D)All of the above

Question 9

In _________________ instability is viewed as the primary source of measurement error.

A)Alternate forms
B)Internal consistency
C)Inter-rater
D)Test-retest

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the primary methods for assessing internal consistency?

A)Spearman-Brown prophecy formula
B)Kuder-Richardson formulas
C)Cronbach's alpha
D)Split-half method

Question 11

The ________________ of an instrument is one of the most important characteristics a counselor should examine before choosing to use a particular instrument or approach.

A)Usefulness
B)Reliability
C)Statistics
D)Cultural sensitivity

Question 12

What type of error is the most commonly observed in test scores?

A)Validity
B)Test administration error
C)Time sampling error
D)Content sampling error

Question 13

Correlations between variables can have _______ types of relationships.

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 14

Several police cars and fire trucks drove past the clinic where 7-year-old Marcus was taking an IQ test.The loud sirens startled Marcus and he became increasingly concerned that the clinic was on fire.He asked the counselor several times if his mother,who was in the waiting room,was safe and how much longer the testing was going to take.Due to this,the counselor allowed Marcus to take some breaks during testing to check on his mother in the waiting room.This is this an example of?

A)Time sampling error
B)Test taker variables
C)Content sampling error
C)Test administration error

Question 15

According to the textbook,a reliability coefficient of .80 is considered:

A)Very high
B)High
C)Acceptable
D)Unacceptable

Question 16

What refers to random measurement error?

A)Reliability
B)Unsystematic error
C)Systematic error
D)Standardized error

Question 17

Susan is a counselor who is going to administer a questionnaire to her client to assess for symptoms of anxiety.As Susan is reviewing which anxiety questionnaire to administer,she notices several questions on one questionnaire that assessed for hallucinations and other psychotic features,distorted thinking,and paranoia.Assuming that the questionnaire is to be measuring only anxiety symptoms,this questionnaire would be considered to have:

A)Low alternate forms reliability
B)Low inter-rater reliability
C)Low internal consistency
D)High discriminate reliability

Question 18

The exam counselors are required to take to become a nationally certified counselor are offered twice a year.Different tests are used for each administration but still measure the same domains of skills required by counselors.This is an example of what?

A)Internally consistent test
B)Test-retest reliability
C)Alternate forms test
D)Cronbach's alpha

Question 19

Why is it important for test administrators to reduce the amount of error in the testing process with clients?

A)To reduce client's stress during the testing process
B)To improve reliability of a client's test scores
C)To completely eliminate error from the client's total test score
D)All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is not true about reliability?

A)Reliability estimates are specific to the type of reliability being assessed
B)Reliability is a property that resides with the scores on an assessment test
C)Reliability refers to the actual assessment test and not the results it produces
D)Scores from administration of a test are rarely consistent all of the time

Question 21

The formula for _______________ is X = T + E.

Question 22

What are ways test develops and test administrators can improve reliability and reduce measurement error?

Question 23

For ____________,the consistency of raters rating the same item is being assessed.

Question 24

Describe the factors that must be considered when determine whether a test produces scores that are reliable enough to be used.Include a brief description of computed r-values and their evaluation.

Question 25

______________ is a type of measurement error that consistently measures something other than the trait it was intended to assess.

Question 26

_______________ reliability assesses stability of a test by using different but equivalent versions.

Question 27

Score obtained from administration of a test are ________ consistent all of the time.

Question 28

___________ and __________ are important considerations in reducing time sampling error.

Question 29

Describe the various types of sources of measurement error.Give examples of each.

Question 30

Discuss the four methods of estimating reliability.

Question 31

Correlation relationships can be either __________ or ___________.

Question 32

__________ occurs when individuals improve their scores across test administrations as a result of increased familiarity and comfort with a test and the content that is being assessed.