Psychological Testing Quiz

What method is used to evaluate the error associated with administering a test at two different times?

• Split-half method

• Parallel/Alternate form method

• Inter-Scorer Reliability

• Test-retest method

What is the reliability coefficient in the test-retest method?

• The average of all possible halves

• The correlation between the scores obtained on two forms

• The degree of agreement between two or more scorers

• The correlation between the scores obtained by the same persons on two administrations of the test

What is the term used for the effect that occurs when the first testing session influences scores from the second session?

• Practice Effects

• Convergent validity

• Carryover Effect

• Inter-item consistency

Which method involves dividing a test into halves that are scored separately and then comparing the results?

• Inter-item consistency

• Split-half method

• Parallel/Alternate form method

• Inter-Scorer Reliability

What is the purpose of the Spearman-Brown formula?

• To calculate the reliability of a test with dichotomous items

• To estimate the correlation between two halves of a test

• To assess the homogeneity of a test

• To determine the correlation between test scores and an external criterion

What is the construct that is an unobservable trait known to exist?

• Convergent validity

• Discriminant validity

• Predictive validity

• A construct

Which validity correlates a test to unrelated constructs?

• Predictive validity

• Criterion-related validity

• Convergent validity

• Discriminant validity

What is the factor analysis used for?

• To measure what a test claims to measure

• To predict future criterion

• To count the number of dimensions a test has

• To assess the homogeneity of a test

What is the relationship between test scores and an external criterion that is measured somewhat later?

• Criterion-related validity

• Concurrent validity

• Inter-Scorer Reliability

• Predictive validity

What is the term for the ability of a test to predict an already existing test?

• Inter-Scorer Reliability

• Predictive validity

• Concurrent validity

• Criterion-related validity