Related Mcqs:

1. Serat has developed a new test. He gives the test to 1,000 people. Six weeks later he gives the test to the same 1,000 people. Serat is assessing the______of his test.

   A. split-half reliability
   B. test-retest reliability
   C. alternate form reliability
   D. criterion validity

2. All of the following refer reliability EXCEPT______reliability.

   A. Split-half
   B. Test-retest
   C. Predictive
   D. Parallel forms

3. Which of the following is an approach to measuring reliability?

   A. Negative correlation
   B. Double-blind
   C. Content
   D. Test-retest

4. Professor Ehsan gave his class a twenty-question test covering two weeks of class material. Fifteens were on the structures of the brain, although he only spent ten minutes talking about the brain. Professor Ehsan’s test did not appear to have adequate_______validity.

   A. criterion
   B. predictive
   C. alternate form
   D. content

5. Dr. Ahmad administerd his new intelligence test to a group of subjects and then compared each subject’s score on the old-numbereds. He found a large positive correlation between the odd and even scores, indicating the test has:

   A. predictive validity.
   B. split-half reliability.
   C. criterion validity.
   D. construct validity.

6. Roshan, a 10th grader, took a test that measured his potential for college success. Jill, another 10th grader, took a test on the math chapter that had just been covered in class, Roshan most likely took an______test and Jill most likely took an______test.

   A. aptitude; aptitude
   B. achievement; aptitude
   C. aptitude; achievement
   D. achievement; achievement

7. Ana has a score of 115 on an IQ test that can be compared to the score of hundreds of other people who took the some test. The capability to compare scores statistically is a function of

   A. norms
   B. validity.
   C. reliability.
   D. stability.

8. When interpreting the results from the final exam, Professor Hisham noticed that the students who had test from A scored significantly higher than those who had test from B. Professor Hisham concluded that the final exam was low on:

   A. alternate-from reliability
   B. split-half reliability.
   C. content validity.
   D. criterion reliability.

9. When the same procedures are used in giving a test to all people, the test has been:

   A. validated
   B. normalized
   C. operationalized
   D. standardized

10. A psychologist administers an intelligence test to 100 fourth graders. One month later the psychologist returns and re-administers the test. The psychologist is probably interested in

    A. the validity of the test.
    B. an operational definition of “intelligence.”
    C. the creation of a “culture fair” test.
    D. the reliability of the test.