Select Questions

Chapter 12

1. One reason for debriefing in research that is NOT suggested in the dictionary definition is:
        
2. __________ is to commercial tests as __________ is to unpublished tests.
        
3. Split-half is to __________ as parallel-forms and test-retest are to __________.
        
4. 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):
        
5. Studies on __________ validity investigate whether tests are good measures of the psychological concepts the author claims they measure.
        
6. The __________ question format is used to ensure confidentiality of subjects' answers to sensitive questions.
        
7. Two students were observing the out-of-seat behavior of a hyperactive first-grader together. After their observation, they calculated Cohen's kappa. They were determining __________.
        
8. Researchers gain information on by checking the agreement in the ratings made by the same observer at different times.
        
9. __________ is to reliability as __________ is to validity.
        
10. A(n) __________ question format requires subjects to order a set of alternatives according to their preferences.
        
11. Participants' reactions to the special treatment and attention they receive as research participants is known as:
        
12. The following closed question uses what format?
I have many friends to help me when I am in need. ______ Yes ______ No