316 Exam 3

Question 1

Criteria of psychometric assessment (2)

Answer 1

Reliability

Validity

Question 2

The CONSISTENCY and accuracy with which an instrument measures the attribute of interest

Answer 2

Reliability

Question 3

3 aspects of reliability

Answer 3

Stability

Internal consistency

Equivalence

Question 4

An evaluation of the quality of a measuring device

Answer 4

Psychometric assessment

Question 5

The extent to which scores are similar on two separate administrations of an instrument

Answer 5

Stability

Question 6

Test-retest Reliability is related to

Answer 6

Stability

Question 7

The extent to which all items on an instrument measure the same unit

Answer 7

Internal consistency

Question 8

How is internal consistency assessed?

Answer 8

Cronbach’s Alpha/coefficient alpha

Question 9

In order to have legitimate internal consistency, the Cronbach Alpha must be

Answer 9

Greater than .70

Question 10

Which of the 3 factors of reliability is most widely used?

Answer 10

Internal Consistency

Question 11

The degree of similarity between alternative forms an instrument or similarities between observers

Answer 11

Equivalence

Question 12

So when you hear the term interobserver/interrater reliability, think

Answer 12

Equivalence

Question 13

Reliability is lower with

Answer 13

Homogeneous sample

Shorter multi-item instrument (less items)