Research (Planning, Conducting, and Reporting) Quiz # 7

Make assumptions about the population fitting a normal distribution is called Parametric Statistics

True

False

Nonparametric statistics make no assumptions about the population fitting a particular normal distribution is called Nonparametric Statistics

True

False

Data on an interval scale; often contrasted with categorical data is called

Continuous data

Discontinuous data

Selective data

None of above

Likert Scale is frequently used scale type where the anchors are typically ___ degrees of agreement-disagreement to statements

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Specific points on a rating scale (each one is a separate anchor) is called anchors

True

False

Ability of the scale to detect differences is called scale sensitivity

True

False

Quantifiable aspects of your measure that indicate its statistical qualities is called psychometric properties

True

False

American Psychological Association (APA) database of test records that typically provides the test items is called Psyctests®

True

False

Database of instruments that indicates the sources in which a particular instrument is used is called Health and Psychosocial Instruments

True

False

Part of the information in PsycTESTS® that may give you psychometric information about a scale is called detailed record

True

False

Items in a survey stated in a manner that is opposite that of the other items and whose anchors need to be _____ is called reverse scoring

Reversed

Forwarded

Stopped

All of above

Test–Retest Reliability is a form of reliability in which the instrument is given at two points in time and the scores are correlated

True

False

Is a form of reliability in which equivalent forms of a test are shown to be reliable

True

False

One form of reliability of a measure in which the instrument is split into halves and the halves are correlated with each other; sometimes referred to as Spearman-Brown is known as Split-Half Reliability

True

False

Validity of a measure that focuses on its representativeness from the domain of interest (e.g., a spelling test for fifth graders composed of words selected from books read by fifth graders) is known as

External validity

Internal validity

Construct validity

Content validity

Type of validity in which the measures subjectively appear to assess what you claim is called

External validity

Internal validity

Construct validity

Face validity

Degree to which test scores predict the behavior of interest; _____ types is called Criterion-Related Validity

Two

Three

Four

Five

Demonstration of agreement between measures hypothesized to be theoretically related; contrasted with divergent validity

External validity

Internal validity

Construct validity

Convergent validity

Demonstration of agreement between measures hypothesized to be theoretically related; contrasted with divergent validity

External validity

Internal validity

Construct validity

Convergent validity

Situation in which measures hypothesized to be theoretically unrelated are, in fact, unrelated

True

False

Validity in which a measure is shown to forecast (predict) the outcome of interest (the criterion) is known as

External validity

Internal validity

Construct validity

Predictive validity

One of two types of criterion oriented validity; when the test (the predictor) and the outcome (the criterion) are assessed at the same point in time

External validity

Internal validity

Construct validity

Concurrent Validity

Restriction of Range is when the distribution of scores is not widely dispersed across the range of interest; affects the size of your correlation

True

False

Degree to which a measure assesses what it is hypothesized to measure; usually documented through a series of studies reflecting a nomological network or series of lawful relationships (Cronbach & Meehl, 1955) is called

External validity

Internal validity

Construct validity

Non construct validity

Linked to the work of Cronbach and Meehl (1955) concerning the kinds of lawful relationships you would discover to validate a construct is called Nomological Network

True

False

Provides _____ for the ease of reading of a given passage; available through word processing programs is called Flesch–Kincaid Scale

Mathematics

Statistics

Skills

All of above

_____ that can affect the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variables being assessed is called covariate

Variable

Constant

Non Variable

All of above

Using reaction time, this approach measures respondents’ associations between concepts and is considered a way to reduce the social desirability of responses is called

Implicit Association Test

Implicit Test

Association Test

All of above

Research to assess implicit ______ is called project implicit

Attitudes

Behaviors

Intelligence

All of above

In a survey, the statement, question, or prompt to which the respondent replies is called stem

True

False