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What is Cronbach's Alpha used to estimate? - Reliability of a psychometric test What is the Item Response Function used to calculate? - The probability that a test-taker of a certain ability level will give a correct response. Define Psychometrics - The theory and associated techniques of psychological measurement. Define face validity - The extent to which a test appears on the surface to measure what it claims to measure Define predictive validity or criterion validity - The extent to which a test predicts scores on some external criterion measure Define convergent validity - The extent to which a test correlates with other relevant measures Define discriminant validity - The extent to which a test measures what it should not correlate with or measure Define construct validity - Incorporates all other types of validity to describe that a test measures what it claims to measure Define test-retest reliability - The extent to which a measurement yields the same result at repeated trials. Define internal consistency reliability - The extent to which all the items on a test are closely related to one another, and measure the same construct or idea Define interrater reliability - The extent to which multiple scorers or judges agree on the same score for a testWhat theory is the NEO PI test based on? - Five Factor Model of Personality What construct has the TAT been validated by research to measure? - The need for achievement For what use has the Rorschach been validated by research? - Diagnosing abnormal thought patterns symptomatic of specific psychological disorders Why was the MMPI considered innovative? - It used empirical methods Define assessment generalizability - The extent to which a test can be used across contexts, settings, and populations and maintain validity. Name four reliable and valid tests for juvenile violence - Adolescent Chemical Dependency Inventory (ACDI) Juvenile Presentence Evaluation Domestic Violence Inventory Sexual Adjustment Inventory - Juvenile How many scales does the Suicide Evaluation have? - Six. Truthfulness Suicide Depression Alcohol Drugs Stress Coping What is the name of the aptitude test which was constructed by the United States Employment Service to serve high school upperclassmen and working adults? - The General Aptitude Test BatteryThe Self Directed Search is a measure based on what theorist and theory? - Holland Codes, or Holland Occupational Theory In what year was the MMPI first revised? - 1989 The MMPI was constructed using a ______ ________ analysis. - Rational content