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11.A practical objection to predictive validity strategies is that a)a large sample is needed b)the population in the study is similar to the population of applicants c)random selection is done for some applicants d)the decision maker must select some applicants who will fail 12.Meta-Analysis: a)allows us to combine the results of previous validity research b)is not used very frequently due to lack of acceptance among statisticians c)says that previous validity research should not be considered in evaluating the              criterion-related validity of a test d)is designed to allow you to combine tests that measure similar constructs 13.Obtaining both test scores and criterion scores from some intact, preselected              population, and then correlating the scores, is an example of _______. a)concurrent validity b)predictive validity c)construct validity d)criterion-referenced validity 14.The most fundamental difference between predictive and concurrent validity strategies is that a)there are no fundamental differences b)concurrent validity coefficients are obtained in a random sample c)predictive validity coefficients are obtained in a random sample d)criterion scores are obtained at different times 15.The population in a concurrent validity study is ________ than the population in a              predictive validity study. a)less selective b)more selective c)smaller d)larger 16.Test theory suggests that concurrent validity coefficients underestimate population              validity. What does research suggest? a)Concurrent validity coefficients do, in fact, underestimate population validity. b)Concurrent validity coefficients are often similar in size to predictive validities. c)Concurrent validity coefficients seriously overestimate population validity. d)Concurrent validity coefficients seriously attenuate population validity. 17.Range restriction is most likely to occur in a)concurrent validity studies b)predictive validity studies c)construct validity studies d)both a and b 18.A validity study is conducted in the workplace, where many workers have had many              years of on-the-job experience. This study is probably a _______ validity study. a)predictive b)concurrent c)construct d)content 19.A criterion-related validity of 0.50 indicates that approximately ______ percent of the variability of performance can be accounted for by the test scores. a)99.5 b)50 c)25 d)10 20.The percentage of people in the population who are successful according to some                           criterion is the a)selection ratio b)success ratio c)selection rate d)base rate 21.If 100 people apply for 4 jobs, the selection ratio is a).25 b).04 c).50 d).30 22.Johnny has SAT scores in the 92nd percentile area, and a high school GPA of 3.7.              He is accepted into a prestigious university, but flunks out during his junior year. Johnny                           is an example of a a)true positive b)true negative c)false positive d)false negative 23.A ________ is an example of a decision error. a)true positive b)true negative c)false negative d)both a and c 24.A low base rate makes it likely that you will have many a)true positives and false negatives b)true negatives and false positives c)true negatives and false negatives d)true positives and false positives 25.Researchers have moved toward a unitary definition of validity in which all validation is _______ validation. a)construct b)content c)criterion-related d)none of the above