exam 3

Question 1

what are the 4 sources of measurement error?

Answer 1

• test taker
• test admin
• test itself
• test setting

Question 2

reliability or validity - 1 test?

Answer 2

reliability

Question 3

reliability or validity - 2 tests?

Answer 3

validity

Question 4

does the test look like its measuring what its supposed to? - what is this measuring?

Answer 4

face validity

Question 5

your score (X) on any test is never a perfect score, it’s always a combination of ____ (T) and ____ (E)

Answer 5

what you would have gotten if it was a perfect score (T), some kind of error (E)

Question 6

we reduce error by increasing ____

Answer 6

consistency

Question 7

if the test measures what it was designed to measure, it has ____
hint: reliability or validity

Answer 7

validity

Question 8

test that are similar to what you’re measuring show ____ validity
a. convergent
b. divergent
c. criterion
d. construct

Answer 8

a. convergent

Question 9

what the test actually predicts demonstrates ___ validity
a. convergent
b. divergent
c. criterion
d. construct

Answer 9

c. criterion

Question 10

tests that are generally similar but still distinct show ____ validity
a. convergent
b. divergent
c. criterion
d. construct

Answer 10

b. divergent

Question 11

the trait test is measuring 1 trait

Answer 11

monotrait

Question 12

data from only one source

Answer 12

monomethod

Question 13

data from multiple sources

Answer 13

heteromethod

Question 14

more than one trait is measuring

Answer 14

heterotrait

Question 15

data is from only one source

Answer 15

monomethod

Question 16

how well the test predicts behavior/performance is ____ validity

Answer 16

criterion

Question 17

concurrent criterion validity focuses on
hint: future or current

Answer 17

current

Question 18

predictive criterion validity focuses on
hint: future or current

Answer 18

future

Question 19

diagnostic utility, sensitivity — has the disorder, yes or no?

Answer 19

yes, has the disorder

Question 20

diagnostic utility, specificity — has the disorder, yes or no?

Answer 20

no, does NOT have the disorder

Question 21

reduce error by increasing consistency
hint: reliability or validity

Answer 21

reliability

Question 22

variable or characteristic that
influences degree of correlation between 2 other variables
(gender, culture, age, socio-eco background)

Answer 22

moderator variable

Question 23

gives answer for when and to whom the correlation is significant
hint: reliability or validity

Answer 23

validity

Question 24

correlation analysis:
r >= 0.70 {what is this for?}

Answer 24

to show variability from true perfect score

Question 25

correlation analysis:
r >= 0.90 {what is this for?}
hint: kappa coefficient

Answer 25

high stakes testing

Question 26

what is central tendency?

Answer 26

cling towards the middle of the scale

Question 27

• leniency/strictness bias
• halo effect/horns effect
• central tendency
  these are examples of common biases in ____

Answer 27

interrater reliability

Question 28

to make r-square change value into a %, what do we do?

Answer 28

move the decimal 2 places