Exam 5: Introduction to Measurement

What are the four levels of measurement and what are the characteristics of each level?​

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 (the 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.

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.

Cohen's kappa is used to overcome limitations associated with reliability assessed using the ____ method.

A measure that measures what it is supposed to measure but does not yield consistent scores is ____.

With true score theory,____ error is considered to contribute to test scores.

Lydia develops a measure of postpartum depression.It has tremendous variability and seems not to be measuring depression at all.Her measure is (neither/both)_______________ reliable or/and valid.

Which type of validity is a type of translation validity?​

Random error is also called noise.

What is true score theory and why is it important?​

The degree to which different observers give consistent estimates of the same phenomenon is referred to as ____ reliability.

An evaluation of whether the operationalization or the implementation of the construct behaves the way it should is referred to as _______________.

Nominal scales are the weakest form of measurement.

Checking on whether the new measure is different from measures from which it should,indeed,be different provides an assessment of ____ validity.

In what level of measurement can the attributes be ranked?​

Figure 5.13 -The formula illustrated in the accompanying figure provides an estimate of ____.

The consistency of an observation from one time to another is referred to as ____ reliability.

Wanda is assessing a new treatment for performance anxiety that involves teaching individuals how to control their breathing.She presents her preliminary results at a student research symposium and is questioned as to whether her intervention affects the cognitive components of performance anxiety.She is being questioned about the possibility of ____.

A measure that does not yield consistent scores and does not measure what it is supposed to measure is ____.

What is content validity and how is it specified?​