Welcome to your Stat Quiz 05 Your Name 1. 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.test-retestinterrateritem-totalconsistency2. 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.convergentcontentcorrelationalconcurrent3. In the context of components of a measure, a reliable measure of intelligence must contain relatively low _____.coefficientvaliditytrue scoremeasurement error4. 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 indirectmore subtleweakerstronger5. _____ validity is the simplest indicator of construct validity of a measure.DiscriminantPredictiveConvergentFace6. 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 _____.reliability; lowvariability; lowreactivity; highvalidity; high7. According to Pearson product-movement correlation coefficient, a correlation of 0.00 shows that the two variables are:strongly related.negatively related.not related.positively related.8. _____ reliability is assessed by measuring the same individuals at two points in time.InterraterTest-retestSplit-halfAlternate forms9. _____ refers to the consistency or stability of a measure of behavior.ReactivityValidityReliabilityVariability10. What refers to the adequacy of the operational definition of variables?Interrater reliabilitySplit-half reliabilityConstruct validityReactive validityTime is Up!
