BRM Test Bank 5 Latest Update
In what level of measurement are the attributes simply names? - Answernominal
/.In what level of measurement can the attributes be ranked? - Answerordinal
/.In what level of measurement is the distance from one attribute to another meaningful?
- Answerinterval
/.In what level of measurement is there a meaningful absolute zero? - Answerratio
/.Leslie is studying test anxiety and administers a test to his research participants that
asks them to rate their anxiety in various situations on a scale of 0 (no anxiety) to 10
(worst anxiety imaginable). He then uses the scores to divide his participants into high,
medium, and low anxiety groups. Leslie's 'high-medium-low' scale is best described as
an example of a(n) ___________ scale. - Answerordinal
/.Jamie has people in her study of taste perception self-identify as "foodies" (people with
an intense interest in food who enjoy the adventure of trying new foods) or "non-
foodies". This is best described as an example of a(n) ____________ scale. -
Answernominal
/.Donna's study of time management includes having participants record the amount of
time spent studying each day. This is best described as a(n) _____________ scale. -
Answerratio
/.one of the measures Rosalyn is including in her study of the effects of environmental
enrichment is the score on a standardized scale of intelligence. This is best described
as a(n) _____________ scale. - Answerinterval
/.With true score theory, ________________ error is considered to contribute to test
scores. - Answerrandom
/.a measure that consistently and accurately measures what is supposed to measure is
____________. - Answerboth valid and reliable
/.A measure that yields consistent scores but does not measure what it is supposed to
measure is _______________. - Answerreliable but not valid
/.A measure that measures what it is supposed to measure but does not yield consistent
scores is ______________. - Answervalid but not reliable
/.A measure that does not yield consistent scores and does not measure what it is
supposed to measure is ______________. - Answerneither valid nor reliable
In what level of measurement are the attributes simply names? - Answernominal
/.In what level of measurement can the attributes be ranked? - Answerordinal
/.In what level of measurement is the distance from one attribute to another meaningful?
- Answerinterval
/.In what level of measurement is there a meaningful absolute zero? - Answerratio
/.Leslie is studying test anxiety and administers a test to his research participants that
asks them to rate their anxiety in various situations on a scale of 0 (no anxiety) to 10
(worst anxiety imaginable). He then uses the scores to divide his participants into high,
medium, and low anxiety groups. Leslie's 'high-medium-low' scale is best described as
an example of a(n) ___________ scale. - Answerordinal
/.Jamie has people in her study of taste perception self-identify as "foodies" (people with
an intense interest in food who enjoy the adventure of trying new foods) or "non-
foodies". This is best described as an example of a(n) ____________ scale. -
Answernominal
/.Donna's study of time management includes having participants record the amount of
time spent studying each day. This is best described as a(n) _____________ scale. -
Answerratio
/.one of the measures Rosalyn is including in her study of the effects of environmental
enrichment is the score on a standardized scale of intelligence. This is best described
as a(n) _____________ scale. - Answerinterval
/.With true score theory, ________________ error is considered to contribute to test
scores. - Answerrandom
/.a measure that consistently and accurately measures what is supposed to measure is
____________. - Answerboth valid and reliable
/.A measure that yields consistent scores but does not measure what it is supposed to
measure is _______________. - Answerreliable but not valid
/.A measure that measures what it is supposed to measure but does not yield consistent
scores is ______________. - Answervalid but not reliable
/.A measure that does not yield consistent scores and does not measure what it is
supposed to measure is ______________. - Answerneither valid nor reliable
