Validity/Quiz

Validity is an introductory lecture for the course on the elements of terminology with this quiz that you are free to take.

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Quiz
{Yes or No, A test of ability to add two-digit numbers should cover the full range of combinations of digits. + Yes - No
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{Content validity deals with which of the following? - a test with only one-digit of two-digit numbers - the emotional principles of a psychological test - prima facie face validity + construct validity - persuasive rhetoric
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{True or False, A particular operationalization of a construct adequately represents what is intended. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Construct validity involves which attribute? - a totality of mismapping - empirical and theoretical support for the misinterpretation of the construct - relationships separating the test and measures - the lack of support for the substantive theory of the construct - the degree to which a measure is uncorrelated with other measures + the operationalization does not correlate with other operationalizations
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{True or False, The test data and criterion data are collected at the same time for concurrence. + TRUE - FALSE
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{What is the aim of criterion validity? + the correlation between the test and a criterion variable - a representative of the distruct - criterion data is collected first - tests of job performance are often validated against employee selection measures - measures of recidivism are representative of risk - concurrent validity requires test data to be acquired first
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{True or False, Measures of risk of recidivism among those convicted of a crime can be validated against measures of recidivism. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Convergent validity is intended to explain what relationship? - premises from conclusions + the degree to which an operation is similar to other operations - scores on a test can be correlated with scores on any other test - high correlations between random test scores - assessment is unrelated to what it should theoretically be related to - a false conclusion from false premises
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{True or False, A discriminant is a buffer put between two individuals in disagreement. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is applicable to discriminant validity? - a successful evaluation of discriminant validity shows that a test of a concept is highly correlated with other tests designed to measure theoretically different concepts - any two scales do correlate - a result greater than 0.85 - narcissism highly correlated with self-esteem - there is a standard value for discriminant validity + two constructs overlapping to less than 0.50
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