Quiz#2 practice Test

Question 1

What does reliability measure in psychological testing?

Answer 1

How consistent a measure is over time

Question 2

What does it mean if a ruler always shows the same measurement for a standard object?

Answer 2

A ruler measuring the same length consistently

Question 3

What type of reliability is tested by giving the same test to the same people at two different times?

Answer 3

Test-retest reliability

Question 4

Two observers independently rate a child’s behavior. What type of reliability is this?

Answer 4

Interrater reliability

Question 5

What does internal consistency assess?

Answer 5

How well test questions measure the same thing

Question 6

If all items on a depression inventory measure depressive symptoms similarly, what does the test have?

Answer 6

Internal consistency

Question 7

What does validity refer to?

Answer 7

Whether a test measures what it is supposed to

Question 8

What is an example of low validity despite high reliability?

Answer 8

A thermometer that is always 5 degrees off

Question 9

What type of validity asks whether a test appears to measure what it claims to?

Answer 9

Face validity

Question 10

Why is face validity considered the weakest form of validity?

Answer 10

Because it only measures surface-level accuracy

Question 11

What does content validity ensure?

Answer 11

Whether a test includes all aspects of a construct

Question 12

What type of validity compares test results with real-world performance?

Answer 12

Criterion validity

Question 13

What term describes how well a test measures what it is intended to?

Answer 13

Validity

Question 14

Which of the following increases reliability?

Answer 14

Increased sample size

Question 15

What does validity focus on in testing?

Answer 15

Accuracy

Question 16

What is the ideal combination for a test to have?

Answer 16

High reliability, high validity

Question 17

What type of validity ensures the entire topic is covered?

Answer 17

Content validity

Question 18

What is the definition of test-retest reliability?

Answer 18

Whether a test gives the same score over time

Question 19

What is being measured when two raters give the same score?

Answer 19

Multiple observers scoring the same behavior

Question 20

What does a test have if it consistently produces similar scores and measures the right construct?

Answer 20

Very high reliability

Question 21

What is a factorial design?

Answer 21

A study with two or more independent variables

Question 22

What is a 2x2 design?

Answer 22

2 IVs, 2 levels each

Question 23

How many conditions are in a 2x3 design?

Answer 23

6

Question 24

What is a main effect?

Answer 24

The effect of one IV ignoring the other IV

Question 25

How do you find a main effect?

Answer 25

Compare averages across levels of the other IV

Question 26

What is an interaction?

Answer 26

When two IVs affect each other's impact on the DV

Question 27

How do you detect an interaction in a table or plot?

Answer 27

Compare the differences between conditions

Question 28

What does it mean if a test gives the same score every time but measures the wrong thing?

Answer 28

The test has high reliability but low validity

Question 29

Can a test be reliable without being valid?

Answer 29

A test can be reliable without being valid

Question 30

What kind of validity is missing if a test only covers part of a topic?

Answer 30

Content Validity

Question 31

In a 2x3 factorial design, how many groups are there?

Answer 31

6

Question 32

What defines a main effect in factorial design?

Answer 32

The effect of one independent variable while ignoring the other

Question 33

If an experiment finds that both IV1 and IV2 have significant effects, but they do not interact, what does this mean?

Answer 33

There are two main effects but no interaction

Question 34

Which of the following is true about interactions?

Answer 34

Interactions occur when the effect of one IV changes depending on the level of the other IV

Question 35

If two IVs create an interaction, what should I see in a bar graph?

Answer 35

A difference in patterns between groups