PYC4807 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT DEFINITIONS CHAPTERS 4 & 5 (A+ Graded)

Relaibility correct answers =consistency of measurement #refers to the consistency with which it measures whatever it measures Systematic factors correct answers =factors that affect the average returns of a large number of different assets #emotional state of mind #fatigue #noise Types of Reliability correct answers -Establishes the consistency and stability of the evaluation = exist because thy help to address a particular dimension of consistency that might be important in a study Test-retest reliability correct answers =a method for determining the reliability of a test by comparing a test taker's scores on the same test taken on separate occasions =administer the same test to the same group twice Alternate forms reliability correct answers =a procedure for testing the reliability of responses to survey questions in which subjects' answers are compared after the subjects have been asked slightly different versions of the questions or when randomly selected halves of the sample have been administered slightly different versions of the questions Split-half reliability correct answers =a measure of reliability in which a test is split into two parts and an individual's scores on both halves are compared Inter-item consistency correct answers =the degree of relatedness of items on a test =based on the consistency of responses to all the items in the measure =obtained using the Kuder-Richardson method Kuder-Richardson coefficient correct answers A test for instrument reliability for use with dichotomous items =all items are simultaneously compared using a computer Dichotomous correct answers =divided or dividing into two parts or classifications Kuder-Richardson formula 20 correct answers = formula for computing split-half reliability that corrects for the fact that individual scores are based on only half of the total test items. Reliability coefficient correct answers = measure of agreement between observers which may be calculated as the number of agreements between observers divided by the total number of agreements and disagreements, times 100%