PSYCH302 CH. 5 READING QUIZ
A variable shows reliability when
-enough experimenters decide to use it in their research.
-it is accepted in the Encyclopedia of Psychology.
-other researchers demonstrate that it does measure what it is supposed to measure.
-similar results are obtained each time it is measured. - Correct Answers -similar results
are obtained each time it is measured.
________________ of participants is done to obtain a representative sample, and
__________ of the participants is done to improve the experimental design of the study.
-Random selection; random assignment
-Random selection; random sampling
-Random assignment; random selection
-Random assignment; matching - Correct Answers -Random selection; random
assignment
Suppose you have created a new method of diagnosing anxiety disorders. How could
you demonstrate that your method is a construct valid?
-teach several licensed clinicians to use your method, have them use it for a year, and
see if the amount of anxiety diagnosis in their practice is consistent with population
norms
-use your method to diagnose the same group of participants repeatedly over the
course of several years, and see if you consistently arrive at the same diagnosis for a
given individual
-have several specialists read about your new technique and invite their opinions
-use your method to diagnose a group of participants, then see if your diagnoses match
with diagnoses taken from other, established methods - Correct Answers -use your
method to diagnose a group of participants, then see if your diagnoses match with
diagnoses taken from other, established methods
Gerald is developing a measure of shyness and he determines that students scoring
high on the measure also score high for introversion on a well known introversion
extraversion scale. The outcome best illustrates
-face validity.
-concurrent validity.
-predictive validity.
-construct validity. - Correct Answers -concurrent validity.
Jacqueline wanted to assess the reliability of ratings made of children's aggressive
behavior so she had two students rate the degree of aggression displayed by each of
A variable shows reliability when
-enough experimenters decide to use it in their research.
-it is accepted in the Encyclopedia of Psychology.
-other researchers demonstrate that it does measure what it is supposed to measure.
-similar results are obtained each time it is measured. - Correct Answers -similar results
are obtained each time it is measured.
________________ of participants is done to obtain a representative sample, and
__________ of the participants is done to improve the experimental design of the study.
-Random selection; random assignment
-Random selection; random sampling
-Random assignment; random selection
-Random assignment; matching - Correct Answers -Random selection; random
assignment
Suppose you have created a new method of diagnosing anxiety disorders. How could
you demonstrate that your method is a construct valid?
-teach several licensed clinicians to use your method, have them use it for a year, and
see if the amount of anxiety diagnosis in their practice is consistent with population
norms
-use your method to diagnose the same group of participants repeatedly over the
course of several years, and see if you consistently arrive at the same diagnosis for a
given individual
-have several specialists read about your new technique and invite their opinions
-use your method to diagnose a group of participants, then see if your diagnoses match
with diagnoses taken from other, established methods - Correct Answers -use your
method to diagnose a group of participants, then see if your diagnoses match with
diagnoses taken from other, established methods
Gerald is developing a measure of shyness and he determines that students scoring
high on the measure also score high for introversion on a well known introversion
extraversion scale. The outcome best illustrates
-face validity.
-concurrent validity.
-predictive validity.
-construct validity. - Correct Answers -concurrent validity.
Jacqueline wanted to assess the reliability of ratings made of children's aggressive
behavior so she had two students rate the degree of aggression displayed by each of
