Stability over time is to _____ reliability and equivalency of items is to _____ reliability.
a. test/retest; interrater
b. interrater; alternate-forms
c. split-half; test/retest
d. test/retest; split-half
In the scientific method, a prediction is evaluated by ____.
a. making systematic, planned observations
b. determining the hypothesis of best fit
c. logically evaluating the implications
d. using it to explain established phenomena
Which of the following is not a type of reliability?
a. criterion reliability
b. test/retest reliability
c. interrater reliability
d. alternate-forms reliability
The third step of the scientific method uses a general hypothesis to develop a testable predication. This step involves the use of ____.
a. induction
b. deduction
c. analysis
d. synthesis
If observers disagree 20 times out of 80, then the interrater reliability is
a. 0.25.
b. 0.75.
c. 4.0.
d. not able to be determined.
A hypothesis is a ____ statement and a prediction is a ____ statement.
a. specific; general
b. specific; specific
c. general; specific
d. general; general
If observers agree 40 times out of 60, then the interrater reliability is
a. 1.5.
b. 0.67.
c. 0.33.
d. not able to be determined.
Based on observations of his own children, Jean Piaget formed a theory about the cognitive development of all children. This is an example of ____ reasoning.
a. inductive
b. deductive
c. practical
d. predictive
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Construct reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on two different, equivalent tests.
b. Split-half reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on the same test, administered on two different occasions.
c. Test/retest reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on the same test, administered on two different occasions.
d. Interrater reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on two different, equivalent tests.
Using observations of a small number of humans to make a statement about human behavior in general is an example of ____ reasoning.
a. inductive
b. deductive
c. practical
d. predictive
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