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Reliability and Validity Quiz
Reliability and Validity Quiz
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Test your knowledge of reliability and validity from this week's reading and resources!
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Which of the following is NOT a type of validity?
Construct
Internal consistency
Test bias
Predictive
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What does 'reliability' refer to in psychological assessment?
Ethical use of the test
Predictive power of a test
Accuracy of a test
Consistency of test results
3
True or False: Validity automatically implies reliability.
True
False
4
The correlation coefficient (r) ranges from:
-1 to 1
-10 to 10
0 to 1
-100 to 100
5
If two raters agree on a diagnosis 95% of the time, this shows:
Inter-rater reliability
Content validity
Construct validity
Test-retest reliability
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What is the minimum acceptable value for Pearson r to indicate moderate reliability?
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.9
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What is a Type I Error?
Rejecting a true null hypothesis
Failing to reject a false null hypothesis
Mislabeling a participant’s diagnosis
Concluding there is no effect when there is one
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Pearson's r is a measure of:
Reliability
Statistical power
Standard deviation
Correlation
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What does 'test-retest reliability' evaluate?
Statistical strength
Consistency over time
Construct overlap
Predictive accuracy
10
What kind of validity is supported when test results correlate with current diagnoses?
Concurrent validity
Discriminant validity
Internal consistency
Predictive validity
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Which type of validity refers to how well a test measures the construct it claims to measure?
Test-retest validity
Construct validity
Criterion validity
Face validity
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What kind of error occurs when a test falsely suggests a client has a disorder?
Type I error
Measurement bias
Reliability error
Type II error
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What is a Type II Error?
Incorrectly identifying a pattern
Rejecting a true null hypothesis
Failing to reject a false null hypothesis
Overestimating test reliability
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Which type of validity is based on expert judgment about how well items reflect the domain?
Content validity
Construct validity
Criterion validity
Predictive validity
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Which of the following could threaten validity in a counseling assessment?
Clear instructions
Validated measures
Standardized administration
Biased language
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Criterion validity is best described as:
Comparing test scores with an external benchmark
Using a test to predict future performance
Assessing internal consistency
Comparing test results to a theoretical concept
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What is inter-rater reliability?
Validity across settings
Agreement between different observers
The similarity between pre-test and post-test results
Accuracy of results compared to diagnosis
18
If a depression scale predicts future episodes of depression, it has:
Inter-rater reliability
Predictive validity
Construct validity
Content validity
19
A counselor uses a new anxiety inventory that matches DSM criteria. This demonstrates:
Content validity
Face validity
Construct validity
Test-retest reliability
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What is 'face validity'?
The test appears to measure what it’s supposed to
The test has statistical significance
The test has consistent results over time
The test was reviewed by a panel of experts
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True or False: Construct validity includes both convergent and discriminant validity.
FALSE
TRUE
22
A test that measures depression but is strongly correlated with anxiety scores might lack:
Inter-rater reliability
Reliability
Discriminant validity
Face validity
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A high Pearson r between two different tests measuring anxiety supports:
Criterion validity
Face validity
Ecological validity
Type II error
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Which term refers to how well a test appears effective 'on its face'?
Construct validity
Internal validity
Predictive validity
Face validity
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True or False: A test can be reliable but not valid.
TRUE
FALSE
