Question 1

When you read about the reliability of a measure,the correlation coefficient is usually called a

Accepted Answer

A)  true score. 
B)  measurement error. 
C)  reliability coefficient. 
D)  reactivity measure.

Question 2

Imagine you know the true length of a board to be 24 inches.Measuring the board 10 times with Instrument A,you find the measures vary from 19 to 28 inches.Using Instrument B,you find the measures vary from 23 to 25 inches.You can conclude that Instrument A has _____ than Instrument B.

Accepted Answer

A)  a greater amount of true score 
B)  more reliability 
C)  more reactivity 
D)  more measurement error

Question 3

Toney is developing a questionnaire to measure an individual's anxiety in new situations.If the items on the questionnaire are each intended to directly assess the various aspects of the clinical definition of anxiety,then measure is said to have

Accepted Answer

A)  reactivity. 
B)  correlational validity. 
C)  convergent validity. 
D)  content validity.

Question 4

If you had been asked to rate a new movie on a "thumbs up" scale with 3 thumbs up as academy-award material,2 thumbs up as television-quality,and 1 thumb up as straight-to-DVD,you would be employing a(n)_______ scale of measurement.

Accepted Answer

A)  nominal 
B)  ordinal 
C)  interval 
D)  ratio

Question 5

A food critic rates restaurants according to the quality of food,service,and atmosphere.She assigns 4 forks for excellent,3 for good,2 for fair,and 1 fork for poor.This measure is an example of a(n)_____ scale.

Accepted Answer

A)  nominal 
B)  ordinal 
C)  interval 
D)  ratio

Question 6

A Human Resources director believes that people who regularly use math as part of their job will have higher math test scores than people who do not regularly use math professionally.The director would be most concerned with what type of validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Face 
B)  General 
C)  Divergent 
D)  Concurrent

Question 7

Which type of reliability assesses reliability using responses at only one point in time?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Judy finds a high correlation between her measure of intimacy and the Zaltzman measure of intimacy.Judy's finding would be an example of which type of validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Face 
B)  Convergent 
C)  Divergent 
D)  Discriminant

Question 9

The more _____ in a measure,the greater the variability of scores in the measure.

Accepted Answer

A)  true score 
B)  measurement error 
C)  reliability 
D)  validity

Question 10

To assess the reliability of a measure,one should _____ the measures.

Accepted Answer

A)  directly observe the amount of true score in 
B)  directly observe the amount of measurement error in 
C)  systematically study the variables in 
D)  calculate the correlation coefficient between scores on

Question 11

Scales that measure physical dimensions-such as number of items correct,amount of alcohol consumed,and time to respond-would be an example of a(n)_______ scale.

Accepted Answer

A)  nominal 
B)  ordinal 
C)  interval 
D)  ratio

Question 12

_____ and ______ reliability measure the same individuals at two different points in time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Item-total;split-half 
B)  Split-half;odd-even 
C)  Alternate forms;item-total 
D)  Test-retest;alternate forms

Question 13

One way to increase the reliability of a measurement scale is to

Accepted Answer

A)  calculate a correlation coefficient. 
B)  increase the number of items within the measurement scale. 
C)  decrease the number of items within the measurement scale. 
D)  be sure there is variability between true score and measurement error.

Question 14

Finding students who have had formal voice training to be more successful in singing auditions than those who have not would be demonstrating which type of validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Face 
B)  Concurrent 
C)  Divergent 
D)  Convergent

Exam 5: Measurement Concepts

When you read about the reliability of a measure,the correlation coefficient is usually called a

Imagine you know the true length of a board to be 24 inches.Measuring the board 10 times with Instrument A,you find the measures vary from 19 to 28 inches.Using Instrument B,you find the measures vary from 23 to 25 inches.You can conclude that Instrument A has _____ than Instrument B.

Toney is developing a questionnaire to measure an individual's anxiety in new situations.If the items on the questionnaire are each intended to directly assess the various aspects of the clinical definition of anxiety,then measure is said to have

If you had been asked to rate a new movie on a "thumbs up" scale with 3 thumbs up as academy-award material,2 thumbs up as television-quality,and 1 thumb up as straight-to-DVD,you would be employing a(n) _______ scale of measurement.

A food critic rates restaurants according to the quality of food,service,and atmosphere.She assigns 4 forks for excellent,3 for good,2 for fair,and 1 fork for poor.This measure is an example of a(n) _____ scale.

A Human Resources director believes that people who regularly use math as part of their job will have higher math test scores than people who do not regularly use math professionally.The director would be most concerned with what type of validity?

Which type of reliability assesses reliability using responses at only one point in time?

Judy finds a high correlation between her measure of intimacy and the Zaltzman measure of intimacy.Judy's finding would be an example of which type of validity?

The more _____ in a measure,the greater the variability of scores in the measure.

To assess the reliability of a measure,one should _____ the measures.

Scales that measure physical dimensions-such as number of items correct,amount of alcohol consumed,and time to respond-would be an example of a(n) _______ scale.

_ and __ reliability measure the same individuals at two different points in time.

One way to increase the reliability of a measurement scale is to

Finding students who have had formal voice training to be more successful in singing auditions than those who have not would be demonstrating which type of validity?