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Difficulty index - ✔indicates % of individuals who answered each item correctly.
T/F test has - ✔dichotomous recognition items
normative test format - ✔each item is dependent of all other items
Ipsative measure - ✔compares traits within same individual (within-person analysis); does
NOT compare person to others, but rather is measured in response to her own standard.
Allows person being tested to compare items, but does NOT reveal absolute strengths.. (ex:
Kuder Career Planning instruments) "I" in Ipsative = i/individual
client who takes a normative test - ✔CAN legitimately be compared to others who have
taken the test. The individual's score is evaluated by comparing it to others' scores. (ex:
percentile rank--score of 82 on a normed test corresponds to percentile rank of 60 --> 60%
of individuals who took the test scored 82 or less)
client who takes an Ipsative test - ✔canNOT legitimately be compared to others who have
taken the test.
test battery - ✔horizontal test, which measures various factors during the same testing
procedure; several measures used to produce results that could be more accurate than
those derived from merely using a single source.
vertical test - ✔has versions for various age brackets or levels of education
parallel tests - ✔two versions or forms of tests that are interchangeable; must have the
same mean, standard error, & other statistical components.
,#1 factor in the construction of a test - ✔validity
content validity - ✔does the test examine or sample the behavior under scrutiny? Ex: IQ
test must sample entire range of intelligence (not just memory & math).
construct validity - ✔test's ability to measure a abstract trait or psychological notion like
intelligence, self-esteem, etc.
concurrent validity - ✔deals with how well the test compares to other instruments intended
for the same purpose.
predictive validity - ✔(AKA: empirical validity) reflects test's ability to predict future
behavior according to established criteria.
predictive and concurrent - ✔types of criterion validity
consequential validity - ✔tries to determine the social implications of using tests
ceiling/limit - ✔reliability places a _______ on validity, but validity does NOT set limits on
reliability.
physical measurements - ✔are more reliable than psychological ones.
construct - ✔any trait that you cannot "directly" measure or observe
, face validity - ✔refers to extent that a test looks or appears to measure the intended
attribute.
correlation coeffecients - ✔expresses evidence for reliability and validity (closer to 1.00 the
better)
convergent validity - ✔Relationship or correlation of a test to an independent
measure/trait. This is a method used to assess a test's construct/criterion validity by
correlating test scores w/ an outside source.
dicriminant validity - ✔test will not reflect unrelated variables. Ex: If phobias are unrelated
to IQ, then when one correlates clients' IQ scores to their scores on a phobia test, this
should produce a near zero correlation.
upper level - ✔reliability determines the ______ of validity.
test-retest reliability - ✔method which tests for stability; giving the same test to the same
group of people 2 times and then correlates the scores; only valid for traits like IQ which
remain stable over time and are not influenced by mood, memory, or practice effects.
equivalent or alternate forms of reliability - ✔a single group of examinees takes parallel
forms of a test and a reliability correlation coefficient is figured on the 2 sets of scores.
counterbalancing - ✔necessary when testing reliability using parallel forms of a test (half of
individuals get parallel form A first and half get form B first). This controls for variables such
as fatigue, practice, & motivation.
split-half correlation method - ✔Taking the entire test as a whole and then the test is
divided into halves even #s on one half and odd #s on 2nd half). The correlation between
Difficulty index - ✔indicates % of individuals who answered each item correctly.
T/F test has - ✔dichotomous recognition items
normative test format - ✔each item is dependent of all other items
Ipsative measure - ✔compares traits within same individual (within-person analysis); does
NOT compare person to others, but rather is measured in response to her own standard.
Allows person being tested to compare items, but does NOT reveal absolute strengths.. (ex:
Kuder Career Planning instruments) "I" in Ipsative = i/individual
client who takes a normative test - ✔CAN legitimately be compared to others who have
taken the test. The individual's score is evaluated by comparing it to others' scores. (ex:
percentile rank--score of 82 on a normed test corresponds to percentile rank of 60 --> 60%
of individuals who took the test scored 82 or less)
client who takes an Ipsative test - ✔canNOT legitimately be compared to others who have
taken the test.
test battery - ✔horizontal test, which measures various factors during the same testing
procedure; several measures used to produce results that could be more accurate than
those derived from merely using a single source.
vertical test - ✔has versions for various age brackets or levels of education
parallel tests - ✔two versions or forms of tests that are interchangeable; must have the
same mean, standard error, & other statistical components.
,#1 factor in the construction of a test - ✔validity
content validity - ✔does the test examine or sample the behavior under scrutiny? Ex: IQ
test must sample entire range of intelligence (not just memory & math).
construct validity - ✔test's ability to measure a abstract trait or psychological notion like
intelligence, self-esteem, etc.
concurrent validity - ✔deals with how well the test compares to other instruments intended
for the same purpose.
predictive validity - ✔(AKA: empirical validity) reflects test's ability to predict future
behavior according to established criteria.
predictive and concurrent - ✔types of criterion validity
consequential validity - ✔tries to determine the social implications of using tests
ceiling/limit - ✔reliability places a _______ on validity, but validity does NOT set limits on
reliability.
physical measurements - ✔are more reliable than psychological ones.
construct - ✔any trait that you cannot "directly" measure or observe
, face validity - ✔refers to extent that a test looks or appears to measure the intended
attribute.
correlation coeffecients - ✔expresses evidence for reliability and validity (closer to 1.00 the
better)
convergent validity - ✔Relationship or correlation of a test to an independent
measure/trait. This is a method used to assess a test's construct/criterion validity by
correlating test scores w/ an outside source.
dicriminant validity - ✔test will not reflect unrelated variables. Ex: If phobias are unrelated
to IQ, then when one correlates clients' IQ scores to their scores on a phobia test, this
should produce a near zero correlation.
upper level - ✔reliability determines the ______ of validity.
test-retest reliability - ✔method which tests for stability; giving the same test to the same
group of people 2 times and then correlates the scores; only valid for traits like IQ which
remain stable over time and are not influenced by mood, memory, or practice effects.
equivalent or alternate forms of reliability - ✔a single group of examinees takes parallel
forms of a test and a reliability correlation coefficient is figured on the 2 sets of scores.
counterbalancing - ✔necessary when testing reliability using parallel forms of a test (half of
individuals get parallel form A first and half get form B first). This controls for variables such
as fatigue, practice, & motivation.
split-half correlation method - ✔Taking the entire test as a whole and then the test is
divided into halves even #s on one half and odd #s on 2nd half). The correlation between
