__________ validity is the extent to which an interview does not correlate with measures that are not theoretically related to the construct that the interview attempts to measure.
a. Concurrent
b. Content
c. Criterion-related
d. none of the above
Question 2Predictive validity is a subtype of __________ validity.
a. criterion-related
b. concurrent
c. discriminant
d. content
Question 3An interview designed to measure depression includes questions about cognitive and emotional aspects, but no questions about somatic aspects (weight changes, sleep disturbance, etc.). This interview clearly has imperfect __________ validity.
a. predictive
b. content
c. discriminant
d. concurrent
Question 4A clinical psychologist develops a clinical interview to assess for the presence of alcohol abuse and dependence. In evaluating the interview, the psychologist conducts a study that compares people's current scores on this interview with their current scores on a well-established paper-and-pencil measure of alcohol abuse and dependence. What kind of validity does this study appear to be assessing?
a. content validity
b. predictive validity
c. concurrent validity
d. discriminant validity
Question 5__________ validity is the degree to which the interview items adequately measure the various aspects of the variable or construct.
a. Content
b. Predictive
c. Concurrent
d. Construct
Question 6In general, a kappa value __________ is considered to reflect excellent interrater agreement beyond chance.
a. greater than 0
b. between .75 and 1.00
c. greater than 100
d. between -.25 and .25
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