PSY 202 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS A+ GRADED.
Which one of the following statements about validation studies is TRUE?
A. The validation study should take place in one or more situations that
match the actual circumstances in which the test will be used.
B. The pilot test can also serve as the validation study.
C. Only a small sample (less than 30) of the target audience is necessary
for the validation study.
D. Calculating reliability is done during the item analysis and not during
the validation study.
The validation study should take place in one or more situations that match the
actual circumstances in which the test will be used
The main purpose of the validation study is to ______.
A. get the reactions of test takers and test users
B. gather data on the construct(s) that the test measures
C. confirm the test's ability to yield meaningful and accurate results
D. comply with legal requirements that tests must have evidence of
validity
confirm the test's ability to yield meaningful and accurate results
What is cross-validation?
A. a repeat of the validation study sometimes using another sample of test
takers
B. a validation study whose participants represent all minority groups
C. carrying out the validation in locations throughout a state or country
D. an alternative form of validation that can be accomplished using a
statistical formula
a repeat of the validation study sometimes using another sample of test takers
The validity coefficients that result when a test is cross-validated are
usually expected to be ______.
, A. the same as the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
B. lower than the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
C. higher than the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
D. unrelated to the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
lower than the validity coefficients found in the original validation study
When a test yields significantly different validity coefficients for different
subgroups, we say it has ______.
A. single-group validity
B. differential validity
C. discriminant validity
D. nongroup validity
differential validity
What is single-group validity?
A. when validity coefficients for different subgroups differ
B. when a test is valid for one group but not for another group
C. when the target audience comprises only one type of test takers
D. when the test is valid for use only one time
when a test is valid for one group but not for another group
Pierre conducted a validation study, and he found that the test was only
valid for French-speaking males. What kind of validity did he identify?
A. between-group validity
B. single-group validity
C. differential validity
D. among-groups validity
single-group validity
What are cut scores?
A. scores that would have been higher had it not been for test bias
SOLUTIONS A+ GRADED.
Which one of the following statements about validation studies is TRUE?
A. The validation study should take place in one or more situations that
match the actual circumstances in which the test will be used.
B. The pilot test can also serve as the validation study.
C. Only a small sample (less than 30) of the target audience is necessary
for the validation study.
D. Calculating reliability is done during the item analysis and not during
the validation study.
The validation study should take place in one or more situations that match the
actual circumstances in which the test will be used
The main purpose of the validation study is to ______.
A. get the reactions of test takers and test users
B. gather data on the construct(s) that the test measures
C. confirm the test's ability to yield meaningful and accurate results
D. comply with legal requirements that tests must have evidence of
validity
confirm the test's ability to yield meaningful and accurate results
What is cross-validation?
A. a repeat of the validation study sometimes using another sample of test
takers
B. a validation study whose participants represent all minority groups
C. carrying out the validation in locations throughout a state or country
D. an alternative form of validation that can be accomplished using a
statistical formula
a repeat of the validation study sometimes using another sample of test takers
The validity coefficients that result when a test is cross-validated are
usually expected to be ______.
, A. the same as the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
B. lower than the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
C. higher than the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
D. unrelated to the validity coefficients found in the original validation
study
lower than the validity coefficients found in the original validation study
When a test yields significantly different validity coefficients for different
subgroups, we say it has ______.
A. single-group validity
B. differential validity
C. discriminant validity
D. nongroup validity
differential validity
What is single-group validity?
A. when validity coefficients for different subgroups differ
B. when a test is valid for one group but not for another group
C. when the target audience comprises only one type of test takers
D. when the test is valid for use only one time
when a test is valid for one group but not for another group
Pierre conducted a validation study, and he found that the test was only
valid for French-speaking males. What kind of validity did he identify?
A. between-group validity
B. single-group validity
C. differential validity
D. among-groups validity
single-group validity
What are cut scores?
A. scores that would have been higher had it not been for test bias
