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Scale Reliability & Validity

Navigation   » List of Schools  »  California State University, Northridge  »  Psychology  »  Psychology 321 – Psychology Research Method  »  Spring 2022  »  Scale Reliability & Validity

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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:

Question #1
A  Discriminant validity
B  Predictive validity
C  Face validity
D  Convergent validity
Question #2
A  Concurrent validity
B  Convergent validity
C  Face validity
D  Discriminant validity
Question #4
A  Discriminant validity
B  Concurrent validity
C  Face validity
D  Convergent validity
Question #5
A  Concurrent validity
B  Predictive validity
C  Internal consistency reliability
D  Predictive validity
E  Scaling
Question #6
A  Construct validity
B  Content validity
C  Face validity
D  Interrater / Interobserver reliability
E  Convergent validity
Question #7
A  Interrater / Interobserver reliability
B  Test-retest reliability
C  Scaling
D  Convergent validity
E  Discriminant validity
Question #8
A  Test-retest reliability
B  Concurrent validity
C  Construct validity
D  Face validity
E  Content validity
Question #9
A  Scaling
B  Convergent validity
C  Internal consistency reliability
D  Interrater / Interobserver reliability
E  Discriminant validity
Question #10
A  Internal consistency reliability
B  Test-retest reliability
C  Predictive validity
D  Construct validity
E  Scaling
Question #11
A  Interrater / Interobserver reliability
B  Predictive validity
C  Convergent validity
D  Construct validity
E  Test-retest reliability
Question #12
A  Construct validity
B  Discriminant validity
C  Scaling
D  Convergent validity
E  Interrater / Interobserver reliability
Question #13
A  Internal consistency reliability
B  Convergent validity
C  Construct validity
D  Test-retest reliability
E  Predictive validity
Question #14
A  All these are true.
B  Because face validity is so basic, it can be skipped.
C  Construct validity is the most rigorous validity test
D  Content validity assesses how well the items represent the entire universe of items from which they are drawn
E  Expert opinion is often used to establish content validity
Question #15
A  A Kuder-Richardson reliability is designed for scales using dichotomous items.
B  A parallel form reliability assesses whether two different scales of the same construct are related to each other.
C  An omega coefficient is probably better with ordinal level data than a Cronbach’s alpha.
D  A split-halves reliability assesses whether scores on half the items relate to scores on the other half of the items.
E  All these are true.
Question #16
A  A Cronbach’s alpha score is generally lower than the actual reliability, thus, it is considered a conservative estimate.
B  Cronbach’s alphas are often used for Likert-type scales.
C  All these are true.
D  For standardized test scores, a Cronbach’s alpha of .90 or greater is recommended.
E  For an exploratory study, a Cronbach’s alpha above .70 is considered acceptable.
Question #17
A  In general, more items in a scale results in a higher Cronbach’s alpha.
B  Cronbach’s alphas range from 0-1, with scores closer to zero indicating lower reliability.
C  All these are true.
D  Cronbach’s alpha is the most popular measure of internal consistency.
E  For widely used scales, the Cronbach’s alpha should .80 or above.
Question #18
A  There are multiple sources of error
B  Reliability is not estimated, it is measured.
C  Unreliable measures produce results that are meaningless.
D  The observed reliability score is computed from a true score plus error score.
E  All these are true.