Chapter 12
| 1. The GRE is used as a predictor of performance in graduate schools and so is frequently a requirement for admission to graduate programs. This use of the GRE is based on its __________. |
 
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| 2. __________ reliability is determined by correlating scores for two administrations of the same test on the same group of people. |
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| 3. The following closed question uses what format? I have many friends to help me when I am in need. ______ Yes ______ No |
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| 4. Of the following, who is associated with the magnitude estimation question format? |
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| 5. 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 |
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| 6. Which of the following is NOT a strategy for controlling demand characteristics? |
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| 7. In creating your own questionnaire, your first decision is __________. |
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| 8. 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 __________. |
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| 9. All of the following are strategies for controlling for the effects of suggestion and for participant reactivity EXCEPT: |
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| 10. The best source of information on the instruments that you could use in your study is |
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| 11. Studies on __________ investigate whether tests are good measures of the psychological concepts their authors claim they measure. |
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| 12. Researchers gain information on by checking the agreement in the ratings made by the same observer at different times. |
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