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91)Anastasia is given a vocational-interest test in November and then retakes the test in January. The psychologist is ________ of the test. A)standardizing the norms B)measuring the alternate-forms reliability C)establishing the criterion validity D)measuring the test-retest reliability 92)A team of psychologists is studying changes in attitudes toward nuclear disarmament after a TV movie about nuclear holocaust. It is most likely that they are conducting a/an: A)test. B)experiment. C)observational study. D)case study. 93)Professor Tearlach gives her new test of psychological aptitude to her psychology students at the start of the year. At the end of the year, she finds out that those students who did poorly on her test averaged an A in her courses. A shortcoming of the test is that it lacks: A)reliability. B)a representative sample. C)criterion validity. D)double-blind procedures. 94)A test would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics? A)the development of a male baby raised as a female after a surgical error destroyed his penis B)physiological changes that occur when people watch violent movies C)the math skills of students in Korea as compared to those of Canadian students D)the ways in which the games of boys differ from the games of girls 95)Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good test? A)It is believable. B)It is standardized. C)It is valid. D)It is reliable. 96)With respect to assessment instruments, when test scores are consistent they are referred to as ________, whereas the term ________ means that the test scores accurately reflect what is being measured. A)valid; reliable B)valid; standardized C)consistent; reliable D)reliable; valid 97)Which of the following statements is FALSE? A)Popular polls and surveys often suffer from volunteer bias because people who feel strongly enough to volunteer their opinions may differ from those who remain silent. B)Surveys are procedures used to measure and evaluate personality traits, emotional states, aptitude, interests, abilities, and values. C)A problem with surveys is that sometimes people lie or misinterpret the question. D)Most people do not realize that a sample’s size is less critical than its representativeness. 98)Which of the following is an area of controversy concerning the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)? A)The validity of the TOEFL for students who take their primary courses in languages other than English. B)There are large discrepancies when the results of two TOEFL testing sessions are compared. C)The ability of the TOEFL to predict university performance is questionable. D)The extent to which the TOEFL scores are fair in regard to women and minorities has been questioned. 99)Two types of validity are: A)standardization and reliability. B)validity with norms and validity without norms. C)content validity and standardization. D)content validity and criterion validity. 100)If a test measures what it is supposed to measure, it is: A)reliable. B)valid. C)standardized. D)criterion referenced.