Measurement and Methodology-Psychometrics, Test Construction, Reliability, Validity (GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Psychology): Questions 15 - 18 of 44
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Question number: 15
» Measurement and Methodology » Psychometrics, Test Construction, Reliability, Validity
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It has been characterized as the “Rodney Dangerfield of psychometric variables. ” It is
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| a. | variance. |
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| b. | odd-even reliability. |
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| c. | face validity. |
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| d. | marital satisfaction. |
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| e. | construct validity |
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Question number: 16
» Measurement and Methodology » Psychometrics, Test Construction, Reliability, Validity
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In order to establish the construct validity of a test, evidence could be gathered indicating that
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| a. | expected changes in test performance occur as a result of experience. |
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| b. | expected changes in test performance occur over time. |
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| c. | the test measures a single concept. |
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| d. | all of the above |
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| e. | None of the above |
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Question number: 17
» Measurement and Methodology » Psychometrics, Test Construction, Reliability, Validity
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A researcher is studying the effect of diet on depression. The hypothesis is that a diet high in carbohydrates will help to alleviate the symptoms of depression. The group being studied is a random group of depressed inpatients. Every other day the subjects fill out the depression symptoms inventory. In the above study, the symptom inventory provides information about the
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| a. | confounding variable |
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| b. | control variable |
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| c. | independent variable |
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| d. | interaction effect |
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| e. | dependent variable |
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Question number: 18
» Measurement and Methodology » Psychometrics, Test Construction, Reliability, Validity
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The proportion of people accurately identified by a test as having a particular trait, behavior, characteristic, or attribute is referred to as a
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| a. | all of the above. |
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| b. | hit rate. |
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| c. | accuracy rate. |
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| d. | trait rate. |
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| e. | None of the above |
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