Which of the following tests uses the General Cognitive Index (GCI)?
a. Bayley Scales III
b. Gesell Developmental Schedules
c. Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale
d. McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities
Criterion-related validity is meaningful when
a. the predictor is stable.
b. the criterion is valid and reliable.
c. the criterion is valid but not necessarily reliable.
d. the predictor is reliable.
The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC)
a. was developed in the 1970s.
b. contains only three subtests.
c. is an ability test for children 3 to 18 years of age.
d. was developed to assess only infants.
The validity coefficient of an aggression scale is .5 . Using a score on this scale as a predictor of domestic violence, how much of the variability in domestic violence can be attributed to scores on the aggression scale?
a. 25
b. 50
c. none
d. indeterminate
The KABC draws a major distinction between which two types of higher brain processes?
a. sequential and simultaneous processing.
b. verbal and nonverbal processing.
c. hand movements and number recall.
d. face recognition and Gestalt closure.
A test with low reliability
a. will not have a high validity coefficient.
b. may or may not have a high validity coefficient.
c. is likely to be face valid.
d. can be used in clinical practice but not research.
The General Cognitive Index (GCI) is made up of
a. verbal, perceptual-performance, and quantitative scales.
b. verbal, memory, and motor scales.
c. verbal, quantitative, and additional scales.
d. verbal, quantitative, and memory scales.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. We can always demonstrate that a reliable test has meaning.
b. It is logically impossible to demonstrate that a totally unreliable test is valid.
c. A test cannot be reliable unless it is also valid.
d. Reliability and validity are basically unrelated concepts.
The General Cognitive Index
a. is derived by the formula GC = MA/CA X 100.
b. is derived by the formula GC = CA/MA X 100.
c. is a standard score with a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10.
d. is a standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16.
The type of validity that subsumes all other types of validity is
a. construct.
b. discriminant.
c. predictive.
d. content.
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