Midterm - Quiz

A very high Cronbach’s alpha (e.g., .98) for a new scale guarantees the test is valid for all intended uses and populations.

• True

• False

When adapting a psychological test into another language, performing back-translation alone is sufficient to establish that the adapted test is equivalent across cultures.

• True

• False

A developer sets a pass/fail cut score by using the mean score of the initial standardization sample without further justification; this is an appropriate and defensible standard-setting practice.

• True

• False

On a knowledge test, an item with a difficulty index (p) of 0.95 in the pilot indicates the item is very easy and may not discriminate well between high- and low-performing examinees, so the developer should consider revising or removing it.

• True

• False

A researcher plans to run exploratory factor analysis for construct validation, but only has data from 20 pilot respondents; this sample size is adequate for reliable factor solutions.

• True

• False

To estimate one form of reliability for a newly developed test, the developer creates two equivalent versions and correlates scores obtained from the same examinees; this procedure assesses parallel-forms (or alternate-forms) reliability.

• True

• False

Alfred Binet developed the Binet–Simon scale primarily to identify children who needed special educational assistance.

• True

• False

The concept of “mental age” was introduced by Binet as part of his intelligence testing approach.

• True

• False

Binet’s test approach emphasized simple sensory discrimination measures as the core of intelligence assessment.

• True

• False

Binet believed intelligence was entirely fixed and hereditary, so his test was intended to classify children genetically.

• True

• False