Welcome to your Stat Quiz 05 Your Name 1. _____ validity is the simplest indicator of construct validity of a measure.DiscriminantPredictiveFaceConvergent2. Alfredo is developing a test to measure an individual’s anxiety in new situations. If the items on the measure represent the symptoms that define the anxiety construct, the measure is said to have _____ validity.correlationalconcurrentconvergentcontent3. In the context of Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, the closer a correlation is to 1.00, the _____ is the relationship between two variables.more indirectstrongermore subtleweaker4. According to Pearson product-movement correlation coefficient, a correlation of 0.00 shows that the two variables are:negatively related.not related.strongly related.positively related.5. _____ reliability is assessed by measuring the same individuals at two points in time.Split-halfAlternate formsTest-retestInterrater6. Two researchers observe aggressive behaviors displayed by preschool children. The first researcher records a large number of aggressive acts displayed within a one-hour period. The second researcher also records many aggressive acts during the same period. Since both researchers agree in their observations, it can be inferred that the research has _____ reliability.interrateritem-totalconsistencytest-retest7. In the context of components of a measure, a reliable measure of intelligence must contain relatively low _____.measurement errortrue scorevaliditycoefficient8. _____ refers to the consistency or stability of a measure of behavior.VariabilityReactivityValidityReliability9. Mike takes his temperature with a thermometer three times over a 20-minute period and observes the following measurements: 98, 106, and 89 degrees. In this context, Mike concludes that the _____ of the thermometer is _____.reactivity; highvariability; lowvalidity; highreliability; low10. What refers to the adequacy of the operational definition of variables?Split-half reliabilityConstruct validityInterrater reliabilityReactive validityTime is Up!
