Psychometrics Chapter 9 & Midterm Kahoot

Chapter 9 - Psychological tests focus on __________ outcomes, and surveys focus on __________ outcomes.

individual; group

Chapter 9 - The results of psychological tests are usually reported _______, and the results of surveys are often reported _______.

as an overall score; at the question level

Chapter 9 - Surveys are research tools for collecting information to describe and compare which of the following?

People’s attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors

Chapter 9 - If we asked parents to complete a survey to find out how they feel about their children wearing school uniforms, we would be asking them about their

attitude(s).

Chapter 9 - If we come to believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day because of a superstition, we have acquired this knowledge through

tenacity.

Chapter 9 - According to Helmstadter (1970), which one of the following methods of acquiring knowledge is the best for gathering accurate information?

Scientific method

Chapter 9 - How many steps are associated with the scientific method?

Five

Chapter 9 - Which one of the following statements is FALSE about surveys?

In most cases, surveys are experimental research techniques.

Chapter 9 - When constructing a survey, the developer must have knowledge of all of the following EXCEPT

selecting the appropriate respondents.

Chapter 9 - Research suggests that when people answer survey questions, they go through what stages?

Comprehension, retrieval, judgment, and response communication

Chapter 9 - Which one of the following would you NOT recommend when assembling a survey?

Printing on one side of the paper so respondents can use the other side for taking notes

Chapter 9 - Nonsampling errors are errors associated with all of the following EXCEPT the

choice of the individuals to be included in the survey.

Chapter 9 - Which one of the following is NOT a purpose of pretesting a survey?

Identifying sources of sampling measurement errors

Chapter 9 - Which one of the following is TRUE about simple random sampling?

Every member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen.

Chapter 9 - When should you use cluster sampling?

When it is not feasible to list all individuals who belong to a population

Chapter 9 - Which one of the following is FALSE about sample size?

The sample size should be equal to or greater than 30% of the population size.

Chapter 9 - Which one of the following would we NOT use to describe or summarize responses to individual survey question?

Bivariate analyses

Chapter 9 - Univariate analyses include all of the following EXCEPT

correlations.

Chapter 9 - Bivariate analyses include all of the following EXCEPT

percentages.

Kahoot - Rosenthal Effect is

all of the above

Kahoot - If I want to figure out the reliability for nominal data, I'd use

Cohen's Kappa

Kahoot - The amount of error in an individual test score is

Standard Error of Measurement

Kahoot - Measurement of how far the score is from the mean

Standard Deviation

Kahoot - Standard Error of Measurement is needed to determine Confidence Intervals

True

Kahoot - Confidence Intervals tell us

A score falls within a specific band of scores based on the certainty set.

Kahoot - Use a z score with

larger sample sizes and normally distributed data

Kahoot - If a T score is (z * 10) + 50, a T score for a z score of -2 is

30

Kahoot - Researchers must always calculate each type of reliability and validity coefficient in their study.

False

Kahoot - This type of validity is used when we want to know if a behavior can be predicted from a test score

criterion validity

Kahoot - Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing authors include

American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, & National Counsel on Measurement in Education

Kahoot - For a test to be acceptable, it must meet every standard in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

False

Kahoot - Weight is an example of what type of scale?

ratio

Kahoot - Strongly disagree, disagree, somewhat agree, agree, strongly agree is what type of scale?

ordinal

Kahoot - 1- strongly disagree 2-disagree, 3-neutral, 4-agree, 5- strongly agree is an example of what type of scale?

interval

Kahoot - Male or female is what type of scale?

nominal

Kahoot - A correction for split half reliability is

Spearman-Brown coefficient

Kahoot - The S2's validity for success in the NFL is questionable because

No known validity studies showing the measures used predict NFL success

Kahoot - A test can show strong validity for one purpose, but low validity for another

True

Kahoot - A type of statistical method to provide evidence of construct validity is called

Factor Analysis

Kahoot - Determining content validity after the test is made by having experts rank questions is called

Content Validity Ratio

Kahoot - There is a lot more subjectivity in determining validity than one might think

True

Kahoot - Validity is established by all except

correlating all the items on a test with each other

Kahoot - Correlating my new test of Anxiety with the Multiphasic Anxiety Scales-2 is what type of validity?

concurrent

Kahoot - My self-esteem test also measures self-efficacy and confidence. This is

criterion contamination

Kahoot - A test is considered to have strong validity if the coefficient equals

it depends...

Kahoot - This method tests for convergence across diff measures of the same thing and divergence between related but diff things

multitrait-multimethod design

Kahoot - A test is shown to have strong reliability if...

r = .80