Select Questions

Chapter 12

1. 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

magnitude estimation

agree-disagree

rank order

Likert-type rating scale

2. The __________ of a measure is the degree to which repeated measurements of the same subjects under the same conditions yield consistent results.

reliability

statistical significance

validity

goodness

3. In creating your own questionnaire, your first decision is __________.

deciding on how many items to include

deciding on the sampling strategy for administration

deciding whether to use "open-ended" or "closed" questions

deciding on whether to use the Likert or agree-disagree format

4. One reason for debriefing in research that is NOT suggested in the dictionary definition is:

cautioning participants not to discuss the experiment with other potential participants.

explaining and correcting any deception.

giving participants the educational benefit of learning about the research.

assessing the conduct of participants during the research.

5. 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.

parallel-forms

test-retest

content

split-half

6. The question below is an example of what kind of general question format? What are some reasons for students having difficulty in a course?

closed

forced choice

combination

open-ended

7. 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:

a randomized response item.

magnitude estimation.

a rank order question.

a Likert-type rating scale.

8. The best source of information on the instruments that you could use in your study is

earlier studies of the same research problem

equipment catalogs

commercial software

your professor

9. Participants' reactions to the special treatment and attention they receive as research participants is known as:

meaning deprivation.

the Hawthorne effect.

demand characteristics.

experimenter expectancy effects.

10. __________ is to test validity as __________ is to inter-rater reliability.

F, t

r, kappa

t, correlation

correlation, r

11. The general education committee at a regional university is concerned about scientific literacy in its students. They have developed a multi-disciplinary course which they hope will enhance students' knowledge about science. As part of the course, they have developed a new test of scientific literacy. They want to know whether their test is a good measure of scientific knowledge and so will measure __________.

parallel-forms reliability

alpha reliability

content validity

criterion validity

12. The question "What products do you think the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) should regulate?" with response alternatives: prescription drugs, herbal medicine, cigarettes, vitamins,toothpaste, other (please specify), is an example of a(n):

open-ended question.

closed question.

combination open-ended and closed question.