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1
A reliable measure yields consistent results.
A)True
B)False
2
Split-half reliability is the correlation of each item on a test with every other item.
A)True
B)False
3
The test-retest reliability for intelligence should be very high.
A)True
B)False
4
Cronbach's alpha yields a value that represents the average of a number of correlation coefficients.
A)True
B)False
5
A commonly used indicator of inter-rater reliability is called Cohen's Kappa.
A)True
B)False
6
Predictive validity is a type of face validity.
A)True
B)False
7
In a nominal scale, numeric properties are literal.
A)True
B)False
8
A 20-item measure of depression would be classified as a ratio scale.
A)True
B)False
9
Ratio scales have an absolute zero point.
A)True
B)False
10
Any measure has two components: a true score and measurement error.
A)True
B)False
11
For most measures, test-retest reliability should be at least .70.
A)True
B)False
12
Face validity is sufficient to conclude that measure is valid.
A)True
B)False
13
A reactive measure does not provide information on how a person would behave under natural circumstances.
A)True
B)False
14
A common method measuring convergent validity is to study whether two or more groups of people differ on the measure in expected ways.
A)True
B)False
15
Standardized tests such as the GRE and LSAT are assumed to be high in predictive validity.
A)True
B)False





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