chapter 5

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there must be evidence that it has validity

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for the Particular situation_ to which it is being applied.

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__valid measure

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It is necessary to show some proof that a test is valid for the purpose for which it is being used.

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Validity

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can be defined as the _agreement__ between a test score or measure and the quality it is believed to measure.

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_Face__ Validity

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The test appears to measure what it says it’s measuring.

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Three primary types of evidence

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Construct-related validity
Criterion-related validity
Content-related validity

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Construct __underrepresentation

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not all important aspects of the construct are sampled;

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Construct-irrelevant variance

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scores are influenced by factors irrelevant to the construct ..such as the effect of anxiety or reading problems on test-taking

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particular criterion

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the correlation between a test and a well-defined criterion measure

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predictive_validity test_

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Using a test to forecast something is actually a type of criterion validity

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Strong Interest Inventory

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compares people’s interests with those of individuals who are in a variety of occupations and are happy in them.

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Validity coefficient.

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The relationship between a test and a criterion is usually expressed as a correlation

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Hamilton

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is a rating of a patient by a professional

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Beck_

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self-report scale of depression

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What does the criterion mean?

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The criterion itself must be Reliable and valid.

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The best predictor of future

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behavior is past behavior!

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Consider _differential__ prediction:

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predictive relationships may not be the same for all groups.

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criterion

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itself must be the most accurate measure of the phenomenon being observed

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construct_

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s something totally abstract, an idea built by thinking about something and trying to come up with a description of a quality we think is “there.

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Construct validity evidence

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a researcher simultaneously defines some construct and then develops intrumentation__ to measure i

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love factors

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Attachment
Caring
Intimacy

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_convergent evidence

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When a measure correlates well with other things thought to be measures of a certain construct, `

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divergent validation

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At the same time that your test should be correlated with other measures of the construct you are proposing it measures, it also should not correlate with measures of unrelated (or especially opposite) constructs.

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criterion-referenced test

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is one that wants to predict to a particular criterion

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norm reference/ opulation-referenced tests

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, where you look not at whether the test predicts a certain criterion but where this score falls in the population being measured

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The maximum validity coefficient between two variables is equal to

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the __square root_ of the product of the reliability of the test and the reliability of the criterion.

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All validity is ultimately construct validity!

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it is logically impossible to demonstrate that an unreliable test is valid!