_____ is the extent to which a measuring instrument appears valid on its surface.
a. Content validity
b. Face validity
c. Criterion validity
d. Construct validity
_____ is the extent to which a measuring instrument covers a representative sample of the domain of behaviors to be measured.
a. Content validity
b. Face validity
c. Criterion validity
d. Construct validity
When applying for a part-time job at the local supermarket, Bob was given a test to determine how well he would bag groceries. The next week Bob took the SAT in order to satisfy a college admissions requirement. The test at the supermarket was a measure of _____ validity whereas the SAT was a measure of _____ validity.
a. concurrent; predictive
b. predictive; concurrent
c. construct; predictive
d. content; concurrent
Truthfulness is to _____ as consistency is to _____.
a. positive correlation; negative correlation
b. negative correlation; positive correlation
c. reliability; validity
d. validity; reliability
Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Content validity is the extent to which a measuring instrument covers a representative sample of the domain of behaviors to be measured.
b. Criterion validity is the extent to which a measuring instrument accurately predicts behavior or ability in a given area.
c. Construct validity is the degree to which a measuring instrument accurately measures a theoretical construct or trait that it is designed to measure.
d. Face validity is a measure of the truthfulness of a measuring instrument.
Which of the following is not a type of validity?
a. content validity
b. split-half validity
c. criterion validity
d. construct validity
_____ is a reliability coefficient that assesses the agreement of observations made by two or more raters or judges.
a. Test/retest reliability
b. Alternate-forms reliability
c. Split-half reliability
d. Interrater reliability
_____ is a reliability coefficient determined by correlating scores on one half of a measure with scores on the other half of the measure.
a. Test/retest reliability
b. Alternate-forms reliability
c. Split-half reliability
d. Interrater reliability
_____ is a reliability coefficient determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on two equivalent tests.
a. Test/retest reliability
b. Alternate-forms reliability
c. Split-half reliability
d. Interrater reliability
_____ is a reliability coefficient determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on the same test administered on two different occasions.
a. Test/retest reliability
b. Alternate-forms reliability
c. Split-half reliability
d. Interrater reliability
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