In order to understand fully which attributes are being measured by a test, one must examine the ________ of the test.
a) consistency
b) reliability
c) validity
d) measurement error
Range restriction is most likely to occur in
a) concurrent validity studies
b) predictive validity studies
c) construct validity studies
d) both a and b
The Cognitive Abilities Test has shown reliability levels
a) between .85 and .95
b) in excess of 1.00
c) between .75 and .85
d) between .65 and .75
_________ assesses the question, Does the test adequately measure what it purports to measure?
a) reliability
b) validity
c) level of measurement
d) the correlation coefficient
Test theory suggests that concurrent validity coefficients underestimate population validity. What does research suggest?
a) Concurrent validity coefficients do, in fact, underestimate population validity.
b) Concurrent validity coefficients are often similar in size to predictive validities.
c) Concurrent validity coefficients seriously overestimate population validity.
d) Concurrent validity coefficients seriously attenuate population validity.
Levels AH of the Cognitive Abilities Test is designed for children
a) of preschool age
b) in first grade
c) in second and third grades
d) in third to twelfth grades
The population in a concurrent validity study is ________ than the population in a predictive validity study.
a) less selective
b) more selective
c) smaller
d) larger
A test which yields consistent scores when a person takes two alternate forms of the test is __________.
a) unreliable
b) valid
c) reliable
d) inconsistent
The subtest of the Cognitive Abilities Test in which children must identify the picture which does not belong in a specific series of pictures is called the
a) Oral Vocabulary Test
b) Relational Concept subtest
c) Figure Classification subtest
d) Quantitative Concepts subtest
Ratio scales are rare in psychological measurement because
a) ratio scales provide little useful information
b) it is hard to define a true zero point
c) interval scales provide more information
d) zero points are identifiable only in tangible assessments
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