Face Validity in Psychological Testing

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What does dynamic assessment typically involve?

Evaluation and intervention
Evaluation, intervention, and evaluation (correct)
Intervention and evaluation
Only evaluation

In which settings is dynamic assessment most commonly employed?

Correctional settings only
Corporate settings only
Educational settings only
Educational, correctional, corporate, neuropsychological, clinical settings (correct)

What is the primary purpose of a psychological test?

To provide intervention
To administer evaluations
To design educational programs
To measure variables related to psychology (correct)

What does test format refer to?

The form in which the test is administered (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which setting would be least likely to employ dynamic assessment?

Corporate settings (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common issue with speed tests?

They provide misleading or uninterpretable results (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does test utility primarily refer to?

The practical value of the test results (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a sensitivity review in the context of test development?

A study to examine test items for fairness and the presence of offensive content (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between quantitative and qualitative methods in item analysis?

Qualitative methods are techniques of data generation and analysis that rely primarily on verbal rather than mathematical or statistical procedures (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cross-validation in the context of psychological testing?

To revalidate a test on a sample of test takers other than those on whom the test was originally validated (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of using item-characteristic curves in the context of psychological testing?

To identify biased test items (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the "think aloud" test administration approach in psychological testing?

To have respondents verbalize their thoughts as they occur during the test (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does face validity primarily relate to?

How relevant the test items appear to the person being tested (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following would likely be perceived as having high face validity?

A test labeled 'Introversion/Extraversion' with items about introverted and extraverted behaviors (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of bias in psychological and educational tests?

Bias is a factor that systematically prevents accurate, impartial measurement (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a test with low face validity?

A personality test that asks respondents to report what they see in inkblots (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the term 'intercept bias' in the context of test bias?

Bias caused by the point where the regression line intersects the Y-axis (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key factor in determining the face validity of a psychological or educational test?

The relevance of the test items to the person being tested (D) Signup and view all the answers