Soc 004 - Sociological Analysis » Spring 2020 » Exam 7

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Question #1
A researcher seeks to validate a measure by comparing it with a "tried and true" preexisting measure. This researcher is using a type of validity called
A.   concurrent
B.   predictive
C.   face
D.   criterion
Question #2
Identify the statement that Characterizes equivalence reliability.
A.   It can be measured with test-retest techniques.
B.   It examines one measure at multiple time points.
C.   If you have it you have construct validity as well.
D.   It looks at consistency across different indicators
Question #3
Janice wanted to test the validity of a new measure of intelligence. She found that those who scored Iow on OLD tests of intelligence usually scored low on her NEW test; those who scored very high on OLD tests usually scored HIGH on the new test. What type of validity was Janice concerned with?
A.   concurrent validity
B.   internal validity
C.   face validity
D.   construct validity
Question #4
Most social scientists do not accept the color of a person's hair as a measure of her or his intelligence it lacks
A.   precision
B.   reliability
C.   validity
D.   accuracy
Question #5
Refer to the following paragraph to answer he quesios below. Maria Valencia developed a new test to measure intelligence or IQ. She claimed that using her test, someone with an I.Q of 180 would be considered twice as intelligent as someone with an IQ of 90. Someone with a score O, had absolutely no intelligence (Hint: the absence of intelligence). In order to see how good it was, she tested two groups of students with her new test during the first week of the semester. One group scored low on existing I.Q. tests. The other scored very high. She found that those who scored low on old tests usually scored low on her new test, while those who scored very high on old tests usually scored high on the new test. In addition, she had the group of people who took the new test retake it at the midterm and again at the end of the semester. She found that a person’s I.Q. did not change across the three times it was measured during the semester. What is the level of measurement of her new test?
A.   nominal variable
B.   ordinal variable
C.   internal variable
D.   ratio variable
Question #6
Refer to the following paragraph to answer the questions below. Maria Valencia developed a new test to measure intelligence or I.Q. She claimed that using her test, someone with an IQ Of 180 would be considered twice as intelligent as someone with an I.Q of 90. Someone with a score of 0, had absolutely no intelligence. In orders to see how good it was she tested two groups of students with her new test during the first week of the semester. One group scored low on existing IQ tests. The other scored very high. She found that those who scored low on old tests usually scored low on her new test, while those who scored very high on old tests usually scored high on the new test. In addition, she had the group of people who took the new test retake it at the midterm and again at the end of the semester. She found that a person's IQ score did change across the three times it was measured during the By comparing it with an old test, she has shown the new measure to have
A.   concurrent validity
B.   construct validity
C.   internal validity
D.   face validity
Question #7
Terance “the tower” Thomas weighed himself three times this morning. 7:00a.m. "the tower" weighed 295 pounds. at 7:02 he weighed 200 pounds, and finally at 7:04 he weighed 499 pounds. The scale "the tower" is using has issues of
A.   conceptualization
B.   reliability
C.   induction
D.   triangulation
Question #8
The measurement of a student's class standing as measured by: freshman,sophomore. junior. senior or grad is measured at what level of measurement?
A.   nominal
B.   interval
C.   ordinal
D.   ratio
Question #9
The process of an individual taking a systematic conceptual definition and creating a measurement tool/process to represent this conceptual definition is called:
A.   androtempration
B.   operationalization
C.   replication
D.   conceptualization
Question #10
Which of the following is a measurement at the nominal level?
A.   temperature
B.   student grades
C.   the color of a person’s hair (blond, brunette, redhead)
D.   personal income in a year
Question #11
When a research study is said to be generalizable to a diverse range of social settings, it is said that this study has good:
A.   extenal validity
B.   equivalence validity
C.   convergence validity
D.   internal validity
Question #12
Why would Professor Lopez conduct a “subpopulation analysis"?
A.   to test the study's concurrent validity
B.   to test the study's equivalent reliability
C.   to test the study's representative reliability
D.   to test the study's construct validity
Question #13
You read an article on a study that mentions the “test- retest method." What is the author trying to demonstrate by using it?
A.   inter-coder reliability
B.   representative reliability
C.   stability reliability
D.   equivalence reliability
Question #14
What level of measurement Is being used in the statement: "A fox terrier is smaller than a Russian wolfhound. but bigger than a chinchilla"?
A.   internal
B.   ratio
C.   nominal
D.   ordinal
Question #15
Dr Arizona said that her measure of filial identity was unidimensional. Dr. Arizona is arguing that the indicators of the filial identity measure
A.   something across different time periods.
B.   one and only one construct of the filial identity.
C.   the unit of analysis of the study.
D.   many different aspects of the filial identity.

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