The Bayley-III is designed to be used with children from ____ of age.
a. 3 days to 4 weeks
b. 1 month to 42 months
c. 2 months to 30 months
d. 2 years to 6 years
Several measures are already available that assess coping skills. In order to prove that a new measure of coping is needed, what type of validity evidence should be provided?
a. convergent
b. discriminant
c. discrete
d. predictive
According to the laws on special education testing, when evaluating a student for a learning disability to qualify for special education,
a. the Binet test must be used.
b. the Wechsler test must be used.
c. both the Binet and Wechsler tests must be used.
d. neither the Binet nor the Wechsler test must be used.
Dr. Tong is trying to define 'life satisfaction' and to create a test that will assess the level of a person's satisfaction with their life. She is planning to find out how well her test correlates with other tests believed to measure life satisfaction. This is an example of
a. convergent evidence.
b. divergent evidence.
c. discriminant evidence.
d. differential prediction.
The Bayley III assesses development across how many domains?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
Discriminant and convergent evidence provide evidence for what type of validity?
a. predictive
b. criterion
c. content
d. construct
The Gesell scale
a. presents strong evidence of reliability in the test manual.
b. presents strong evidence of validity in the test manual.
c. has an excellent normative sample.
d. is based on a longitudinal study of early human development.
A researcher seeking to develop a measure of depression cites a moderate correlation between her measure and the Beck Depression Inventory as evidence of the test's validity. What type of validity documentation does this provide?
a. convergent validity
b. discriminant validity
c. content validity
d. face validity
After years of extensive use, the Gesell scale
a. still has a number of problems.
b. has relatively few problems.
c. is no longer used in clinical settings.
d. has excellent documentation in terms of reliability and validity.
If a variable has a restricted range, it is difficult to estimate a validity coefficient due to a lack of
a. criterion validity.
b. variability.
c. adequate sample size.
d. cross validation.
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