Methods of Psychology [NTA-NET (UGC-NET) Psychology (04)]: Questions 37 - 40 of 168
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Question 37
Question MCQ▾
In general, as test length increases, test reliability
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | is not affected either way. | |
b. | decreases. | |
c. | increases. | |
d. | is unaffected |
Question 38
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Which of the following tests includes items that discriminate between groups but that seem lacking in face validity?
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) | |
b. | California Personality Inventory (CPI) | |
c. | Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory (MMPI) | |
d. | Q-sort |
Question 39
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When a criterion measure is itself based, at least in part, on predictor measures, what is said to exist is
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | face validity | |
b. | concurrent validity. | |
c. | predictive validity. | |
d. | criterion contamination. |
Question 40
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Hailie is writing a psychology research paper. She has collected research from the past three decades, which her professor says is fine. What is confusing for Hailie is that her articles say different things. She finally asks you why all of the research has been published if some of it is obviously wrong. You tell her that
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | scientists always work together to understand the cause | |
b. | scientists rarely work together or review previous research, which can leave publications in disagreement with each other. | |
c. | part of the scientific process is testing and re-testing a theory, to see if everyone gets the same results each time; if they don՚t, the research may not agree. | |
d. | there is no review process in scientific publication; if someone writes well enough, the article will be published regardless of its validity. |