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Measurement and Reliability in Psychological Assessment Quiz

#1

Which of the following is NOT a type of reliability?

Content reliability
Explanation

Reliability concerned with content validity.

#2

Which of the following is a method to assess test-retest reliability?

Administering the same test to the same group twice
Explanation

Assessing consistency over time.

#3

What does the standard error of measurement (SEM) represent in psychological assessment?

The amount of error in an individual's test score
Explanation

Estimates precision of individual scores.

#4

Which type of reliability assesses the extent to which different items within the same test yield similar results?

Internal consistency reliability
Explanation

Consistency among test items.

#5

Which type of reliability assesses the agreement between two or more raters scoring the same set of responses?

Inter-rater reliability
Explanation

Assesses agreement among raters.

#6

What does Cronbach's alpha measure?

Internal consistency
Explanation

Degree to which items in a test are correlated.

#7

Which statistical measure assesses the degree of agreement between two raters?

Cohen's kappa
Explanation

Measure of inter-rater agreement.

#8

What is the primary purpose of inter-rater reliability?

To measure the degree of agreement between two or more raters
Explanation

Evaluates agreement among raters.

#9

Which of the following is NOT a source of error in psychological measurement?

Reliability error
Explanation

Reliability itself is not a source of error.

#10

Which of the following is NOT a method to establish test validity?

Experiential validity
Explanation

Not a recognized method for validity.

#11

What does a high coefficient of determination (R-squared) indicate in a reliability study?

High reliability
Explanation

High degree of reliability in the study.

#12

What is the purpose of standard error of measurement (SEM) in psychological assessment?

To estimate the amount of error in an individual's test score
Explanation

Estimates the precision of test scores.

#13

What is the typical range for Cronbach's alpha coefficient to indicate acceptable internal consistency?

0.50 to 0.70
Explanation

Acceptable range for internal consistency.

#14

What is the effect of increasing the number of items in a test on its reliability, assuming all else equal?

Increases reliability
Explanation

More items generally improve reliability.

#15

Which type of reliability refers to the consistency of scores across different forms or versions of a test?

Parallel forms reliability
Explanation

Consistency across test versions.

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