Question 1

A measure of religiosity that is extremely consistent,but is actually targeting the respondent's political affiliation could be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) partially reliable,completely valid. 
B) valid and reliable. 
C) not valid,but reliable. 
D) neither valid nor reliable. 
E) valid,but not reliable. 
A) partially reliable,completely valid. 
B) valid and reliable. 
C) not valid,but reliable. 
D) neither valid nor reliable. 
E) valid,but not reliable.

Question 2

Conceptualization is the development of research procedures that will result in empirical observations representing those concepts in the real world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a means of assessing the reliability of measuring devices?

Accepted Answer

A) Test-retest 
B) Split-half 
C) Construct-correlation 
D) Using established measures 
E) Using reliable research workers 
A) Test-retest 
B) Split-half 
C) Construct-correlation 
D) Using established measures 
E) Using reliable research workers

Question 4

What is the lowest level of measurement in which there is an exact difference between attribute values?

Accepted Answer

A) Nominal 
B) Interval 
C) Ratio 
D) Ordinal 
E) All of these choices 
A) Nominal 
B) Interval 
C) Ratio 
D) Ordinal 
E) All of these choices

Question 5

Verifying the validity of a measurement using an outside source of information,such as SAT scores or GPA when examining a measure of academic performance is using:

Accepted Answer

A) face validity. 
B) construct validity. 
C) criterion-related validity. 
D) content validity. 
E) correlational validity. 
A) face validity. 
B) construct validity. 
C) criterion-related validity. 
D) content validity. 
E) correlational validity.

Question 6

Please conceptualize child abuse (or another abstract concept of your choice).What indicators would you use to measure the concept? Are there dimensions to the concept?

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary.One possible a

Question 7

How would you measure family size at the nominal,ordinal,and ratio levels?

Accepted Answer

Ratio level: How many people (excluding

Question 8

Reliability is:

Accepted Answer

A) a matter of whether a particular technique,applied repeatedly to the same object,would yield the same results each time 
B) a matter of ensuring accuracy alone 
C) a matter of ensuring that the measure measures what one thinks it should measure 
D) a matter of ensuring precision alone 
E) a matter of ensuring both accuracy and precision 
A) a matter of whether a particular technique,applied repeatedly to the same object,would yield the same results each time 
B) a matter of ensuring accuracy alone 
C) a matter of ensuring that the measure measures what one thinks it should measure 
D) a matter of ensuring precision alone 
E) a matter of ensuring both accuracy and precision

Question 9

As an extension of the previous question ask the students to evaluate their measurement in terms of validity.What do they think might be some potential shortcomings,or how does their measurement meet the requirements for validity?

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary,but

Question 10

If a measure is reliable,it must also be valid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following sequences illustrates the progression of measurement steps in a fully structured scientific study?

Accepted Answer

A) Conceptualization,nominal definition,operational definition,and measurements in the real world 
B) Nominal definition,conceptualization,operational definition,and measurements in the real world 
C) Operational definition,conceptualization,nominal definition,and measurements in the real world 
D) Nominal definition,operationalization,conceptualization,and real-world measurements 
E) Conceptualization,operationalization,nominal definition,and real-world measurements 
A) Conceptualization,nominal definition,operational definition,and measurements in the real world 
B) Nominal definition,conceptualization,operational definition,and measurements in the real world 
C) Operational definition,conceptualization,nominal definition,and measurements in the real world 
D) Nominal definition,operationalization,conceptualization,and real-world measurements 
E) Conceptualization,operationalization,nominal definition,and real-world measurements

Question 12

Shipley developed a NEW test to measure IQ.Using his test,someone with an IQ of 180 would be considered twice as intelligent as someone with an IQ of 90 and someone with an IQ of 90 was three times as intelligent as someone with an IQ of 30.Shipley's test treats IQ as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) nominal variable. 
B) interval variable. 
C) ratio variable. 
D) ordinal variable. 
E) none of these choices. 
A) nominal variable. 
B) interval variable. 
C) ratio variable. 
D) ordinal variable. 
E) none of these choices.

Question 13

Sarah has compiled a list of 40 indicators of prejudice and its dimensions.She finds that women are more prejudiced than men on some of the indicators but not on others.Sarah should:

Accepted Answer

A) check to see if the two sets of indicators represent different dimensions of prejudice. 
B) conclude the women are more prejudiced than men. 
C) throw out the 40 indicators and start over. 
D) conclude that there was an error in her analysis. 
E) get a new sample. 
A) check to see if the two sets of indicators represent different dimensions of prejudice. 
B) conclude the women are more prejudiced than men. 
C) throw out the 40 indicators and start over. 
D) conclude that there was an error in her analysis. 
E) get a new sample.

Question 14

Precise measurement is more important than accurate measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Validity refers to the extent to which an empirical measure adequately reflects the real meaning of the concept under consideration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Professor Myth asked respondents whether or not they had ever been divorced.One year later Professor Myth asked the same respondents the same question.Myth found that with repeated applications of the measure different responses were obtained for the same respondent.This means that the measuring instrument was:

Accepted Answer

A) reliable. 
B) invalid. 
C) unreliable or the value on the variable had changed. 
D) lacking face validity. 
E) inaccurate. 
A) reliable. 
B) invalid. 
C) unreliable or the value on the variable had changed. 
D) lacking face validity. 
E) inaccurate.

A measure of religiosity that is extremely consistent,but is actually targeting the respondent's political affiliation could be considered:

Conceptualization is the development of research procedures that will result in empirical observations representing those concepts in the real world.

Which of the following is NOT a means of assessing the reliability of measuring devices?

What is the lowest level of measurement in which there is an exact difference between attribute values?

Verifying the validity of a measurement using an outside source of information,such as SAT scores or GPA when examining a measure of academic performance is using:

Please conceptualize child abuse (or another abstract concept of your choice).What indicators would you use to measure the concept? Are there dimensions to the concept?

How would you measure family size at the nominal,ordinal,and ratio levels?

Reliability is:

As an extension of the previous question ask the students to evaluate their measurement in terms of validity.What do they think might be some potential shortcomings,or how does their measurement meet the requirements for validity?

If a measure is reliable,it must also be valid.

Which of the following sequences illustrates the progression of measurement steps in a fully structured scientific study?

Shipley developed a NEW test to measure IQ.Using his test,someone with an IQ of 180 would be considered twice as intelligent as someone with an IQ of 90 and someone with an IQ of 90 was three times as intelligent as someone with an IQ of 30.Shipley's test treats IQ as a(n):

Sarah has compiled a list of 40 indicators of prejudice and its dimensions.She finds that women are more prejudiced than men on some of the indicators but not on others.Sarah should:

Precise measurement is more important than accurate measurement.

Validity refers to the extent to which an empirical measure adequately reflects the real meaning of the concept under consideration.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 5: Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

A measure of religiosity that is extremely consistent,but is actually targeting the respondent's political affiliation could be considered:

Conceptualization is the development of research procedures that will result in empirical observations representing those concepts in the real world.

Which of the following is NOT a means of assessing the reliability of measuring devices?

What is the lowest level of measurement in which there is an exact difference between attribute values?

Verifying the validity of a measurement using an outside source of information,such as SAT scores or GPA when examining a measure of academic performance is using:

Please conceptualize child abuse (or another abstract concept of your choice).What indicators would you use to measure the concept? Are there dimensions to the concept?

How would you measure family size at the nominal,ordinal,and ratio levels?

Reliability is:

As an extension of the previous question ask the students to evaluate their measurement in terms of validity.What do they think might be some potential shortcomings,or how does their measurement meet the requirements for validity?

If a measure is reliable,it must also be valid.

Which of the following sequences illustrates the progression of measurement steps in a fully structured scientific study?

Shipley developed a NEW test to measure IQ.Using his test,someone with an IQ of 180 would be considered twice as intelligent as someone with an IQ of 90 and someone with an IQ of 90 was three times as intelligent as someone with an IQ of 30.Shipley's test treats IQ as a(n):

Sarah has compiled a list of 40 indicators of prejudice and its dimensions.She finds that women are more prejudiced than men on some of the indicators but not on others.Sarah should:

Precise measurement is more important than accurate measurement.

Validity refers to the extent to which an empirical measure adequately reflects the real meaning of the concept under consideration.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters