1. An interval scale of measurement includes the following properties: ______.
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Equal intervals, identity, order
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2. Researcher has participants frown for 2 min before playing a computer game that requires collaboration among the players. Frowning for 2 min is the ______ of anger in this study.
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Operational definition
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3. A confound calls into question the ______ of a study.
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Internal validity
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4. Internal validity refers to the ______.
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Degree to which we can say that changes in one variable are caused by another variable
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5. Researchers must balance internal and external validity because ______.
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Too much control in a study significantly decreases the settings, methods, and people to which the findings can apply
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6. Content validity assesses ______.
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Whether a scale includes all aspects of a construct
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7. Cronbach’s alpha is used to measure ______.
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Internal consistency
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8. Gender and ethnicity represent the ______ scale of measurement.
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Nominal
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9. ________ of findings or measures is called validity
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Accuracy
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10. Unobtrusive measure is a measure that is made of behaviors or situations without disturbing the naturally occurring behavior or situation in order to reduce changes that might occur if there was awareness of measurement
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True
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11. The score of _____ on a scale is a fixed point is called true zero
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Zero
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12. A measure of the stability of scores on a scale over time is called
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Test-retest reliability
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13. Correlations between the responses to half the items on a scale to the other half (usually even-numbered items correlated with odd-numbered items); values of .70 or higher are considered to denote acceptable reliability is called
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Split half reliability
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14. Scale score is the score that is computed from items assessing a particular construct, most commonly a sum or average of the numbers representing responses to individ-ual items in the document.
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True
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15. The type of response, either participant generated or choice from among listed options, required by items on a questionnaire is called response format
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True
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16. Replication is conducting the _______ with new par-ticipants (literal replication) or conducting a study exam-ining the same patterns or relationships but with different methods (conceptual replication).
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Same study
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17. Reliability of study is to check consistency of the _______ are across similar studies.
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Results
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18. Consistency of findings or measures is called
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Reliability
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19. A scale of measurement where values measure quantity and have order, equal intervals, and a true zero is known as
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Ratio Scale
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20. Questionnaire is a document, presented in hard copy or on the computer, consisting of items that assess one or more constructs.
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True
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21. Numerical measure is called
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Quantitative measure
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22. Nonnumerical assessment is called
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Qualitative measure
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23. Positive relationship between scale scores and a ______behavior that is related to the construct assessed by the scale is known as predictive validity
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Future
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24. A measure that assesses ______ reactions is called physiological measure.
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Physical
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25. A scale of measurement with numbers that have order so that each number is greater or less than other numbers but the interval between the numbers is not equal; also called rankings.
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Nominal scale
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26. Operational definition is the explicit explanation of a variable in terms of how it is measured or manipulated.
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True
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27. Item on a scale that required the respondents to generate their own answers is called close ended response format
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False
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28. A measure that is rated by observers and sometimes made without the awareness of the person performing the behavior is called
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Observational measure
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29. ________ is a scale of measurement where numbers represent categories and have no numerical value.
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Nominal scale
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30. Measurement is accurate in that it measures what it purports to measure is called ______
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Measurement validity
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31. Measurement reliability is consistency of a measure.
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True
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32. A commonly used type of interval scale response in which items are rated on a range of num-bers (usually between 5 and 7 response options) that are assumed to have equal intervals is called likert type scale.
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True
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33. ________ is a scale of measurement that has both order and equal intervals between values on the scale.
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Interval scale
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34. Consistency of observations or ratings of a behavior made by ______ different people is known as interrater reliability
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Two
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35. The degree to which we can say that we found an accurate relationship among variables, in that changes in one variable (the DV) are caused by changes in another variable (the IV). Relevant only to studies exam-ining causation is called
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Internal validity
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36. The consistency of participant responses to all the items in a scale is called
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Internal consistency
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37. Each number has a unique meaning is called identity
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True
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38. Forced-choice response format is a response format in which there is no neutral, or middle, option.
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True
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39. Whether a particular measure seems to be appropriate as a way to assess a construct is called
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Face validity
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40. The degree to which we can say that the results of a study are accurate for different types of peo-ple in different settings assessed with different procedures is called
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External validity
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41. The _______ between numbers on a scale is equal is known as equal intervals
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Distance
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42. Negative or no relationship between two scales measuring different constructs is called _______
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Divergent validity
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43. Cronbach’s alpha is a test used to assess the _______ of a scale by computing the intercorrelations among responses to scale items; values of .70 or higher are interpreted as acceptable internal consistency.
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Internal consistency
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44. ______ validity is a positive correlation between scale scores and a behavioral measure.
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Criterion validity
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45. Positive relationship between two scales measuring the same or similar constructs is known as
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Convergent validity
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46. Inclusion of all aspects of a construct by items on a scale or measure is called
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Content validity
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47. Whether a measure mirrors the characteristics of a hypothetical construct; can be assessed in multiple ways is called
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Construct validity
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48. A concept that cannot be directly observed or measured is called construct
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True
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49. A variable that varies systematically with the variables of interest in a study and is a potential alternative explanation for causality is called confound
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True
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50. Positive correlation between scale scores and a current behavior that is related to the construct assessed by the scale is called concurrent validity
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True
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51. ________ Item that provides a limited number of choices from which respondents must select is called
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Closed ended response format
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52. The relationship between scores on ______ different forms of a scale is called alternate forms reliability
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Two
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