Select Questions

Chapter 12

1. Random assignment of subjects is to __________ as observing subjects in naturally occurring conditions is to __________.
        
2. __________ questions are better in the beginning stages of researching a particular problem.
        
3. Studies on __________ validity investigate whether or not test scores are useful in predicting future behavior or diagnosing a present condition.
        
4. One reason for debriefing in research that is NOT suggested in the dictionary definition is:
        
5. Spearman-Brown is to __________ reliability as KR-20 is to __________ reliability.
        
6. __________ is to test validity as __________ is to inter-rater reliability.
        
7. The following closed question offers what type of format?

I am a person of worth
a = Strongly Disagree; b = Disagree; c = Agree; d = Strongly Agree
        
8. __________ reliability is determined by correlating scores for two administrations of the same test on the same group of people.
        
9. Martin Orne's term for cues that suggest hypotheses to participants in research is:
        
10. The best source of information on the instruments that you could use in your study is
        
11. A personality inventory asks respondents to rate the extent to which they see themselves as good listeners, from "never or almost never true" to "always or almost always true." This type of item is an example of:
        
12. When reliability is determined by dividing the items on a test into two halves and correlating participants' scores on these parts, the result is known as the test's reliability.