PSY3307 Psychometric Methods Final
Exam Questions and Answers14
Inconsistent response scale - ANSWERS-The sum of the difference between a fixed number of
pairs of elements with a high correlation. Answering the same way to pairs of questions that ask
the same thing.
Projective drawings - ANSWERS-especially to evaluate children.- Only valid scale: identification
of sexually abused children
Alzheimer's disease - ANSWERS-Can only be diagnosed beyond doubt during autopsy
Structured interviews - ANSWERS-standardized, with the same questions asked to each
candidate
High-validity testing - ANSWERS-Reproduce task parameters as realistically as possible
(eg flight simulator for a pilot)
Low validity testing - ANSWERS-Simulate the task with a written, verbal, or visual description.
what would you do in a certain situation
Situational Judgment Test - ANSWERS-A type of test that presents candidates with written or
video scenarios that pose work-related dilemmas as well as four or five possible action plans
that candidates could take in response
Meta-analysis - ANSWERS-is a statistical technique that accumulates the results of several
studies on comparable or similar concepts into a single result
, Forced distribution - ANSWERS-which requires the supervisor to assign a certain number of
employees to each performance category so that evaluations are distributed in a manner that
resembles a normal curve
Surveys - ANSWERS-are instruments used to collect important information from individuals.
They focus on group results to look at trends and provide information on each response choice
survey research firms - ANSWERS-a group of individuals who work in the development of
surveys
Platforms used by surveys - ANSWERS-majority of surveys done online through websites and
testing platforms, such as Qualtrics and surveymonkey
personalized 360 surveys - ANSWERS-used in organizational studies to look at employee
performance through different perspectives
What can make a survey bad? - ANSWERS-- open ended questions
- missing answer choices
- double barrel questions (questions asking more than one thing)
- no definitions of terms
- lack of progression in scales
What makes a survey good - ANSWERS-- specific and measurable objectives
- written in a basic manner (6th grade level)
- proper sample of respondents
- detailed reports of findings
- reliable and valid
Exam Questions and Answers14
Inconsistent response scale - ANSWERS-The sum of the difference between a fixed number of
pairs of elements with a high correlation. Answering the same way to pairs of questions that ask
the same thing.
Projective drawings - ANSWERS-especially to evaluate children.- Only valid scale: identification
of sexually abused children
Alzheimer's disease - ANSWERS-Can only be diagnosed beyond doubt during autopsy
Structured interviews - ANSWERS-standardized, with the same questions asked to each
candidate
High-validity testing - ANSWERS-Reproduce task parameters as realistically as possible
(eg flight simulator for a pilot)
Low validity testing - ANSWERS-Simulate the task with a written, verbal, or visual description.
what would you do in a certain situation
Situational Judgment Test - ANSWERS-A type of test that presents candidates with written or
video scenarios that pose work-related dilemmas as well as four or five possible action plans
that candidates could take in response
Meta-analysis - ANSWERS-is a statistical technique that accumulates the results of several
studies on comparable or similar concepts into a single result
, Forced distribution - ANSWERS-which requires the supervisor to assign a certain number of
employees to each performance category so that evaluations are distributed in a manner that
resembles a normal curve
Surveys - ANSWERS-are instruments used to collect important information from individuals.
They focus on group results to look at trends and provide information on each response choice
survey research firms - ANSWERS-a group of individuals who work in the development of
surveys
Platforms used by surveys - ANSWERS-majority of surveys done online through websites and
testing platforms, such as Qualtrics and surveymonkey
personalized 360 surveys - ANSWERS-used in organizational studies to look at employee
performance through different perspectives
What can make a survey bad? - ANSWERS-- open ended questions
- missing answer choices
- double barrel questions (questions asking more than one thing)
- no definitions of terms
- lack of progression in scales
What makes a survey good - ANSWERS-- specific and measurable objectives
- written in a basic manner (6th grade level)
- proper sample of respondents
- detailed reports of findings
- reliable and valid
