People will tell you their opinions and beliefs if you ask them; people know why they think and act the way they do;
people will act according to what they say they will do
What are the assumptions of the survey method?
100
When respondents answer questions at the same point in time, the researcher is using the
What is the cross-sectional design?
100
Administering the same measure again after a period of time
What is Test -Retest Reliability?
100
1. A test can be reliable but not valid.
2. A test can be valid but not reliable.
What is 1.?
100
An interviewer asks you to describe yourself by selecting between the following adjectives: Truthful, Exciting, Honest, Fun, Spontaneous, Reliable
What is the forced choice measurement scale?
200
Operational definition of the population
What is the sampling frame?
200
When different samples sharing some common characteristic answer the same questions at different points in time, the researcher is using the ____survey design
What is the time lag or the successive independent design?
200
Administering a similar measure after a period of time is an example of
What is Equivalent forms reliability?
200
The ability to generalize results to other individuals, settings,
What is external validity?
200
An interviewer asks you to describe your eating behaviors on the following scale:Very healthy= 4-Somewhat healthy= 3;Somewhat UnHealthy=2; Very Unhealthy=1
What is the likert scale?
300
The individual who is surveyed
What is an element?
300
When different cohorts are followed over time and asked the same questions, the researcher is using the_____survey design
What is the cross-sequential design?
300
If Validity = Truthfulness of the measure, Reliability =
What is Consistency?
300
A test appears to be valid
What is face validity?
300
An interviewer asks you to rate your motivation on the following scale:
Very motivated____________________________not at all
motivated
What is a graphic scale?
400
In this type of sampling every individual has an equal chance of being selected
What is probability sampling?
400
One assumption of the cross-sectional design is
Do changes in attitudes between the samples at the same point in time reflect changes over time?
400
A measure can be reliable but not
What is Valid?
400
A test predicts a criterion in the future
What is predictive validity?
400
An interviewer asks you to describe yourself by the following question:
What do you describe yourself doing 5 years from now?
What is an open ended question?
500
When select (Less than 70%) individuals respond to the survey because they feel strongly about the issue, have specific opinions and beliefs, the survey is impacted by the ___ bias
What is the response bias?
500
The assumption of the time lag/successive independent design is
Do changes in attitude reflect changes over time?
500
Reliability coefficient that is computed between every possible halves of a measure is
What is Cronbach's alpha?
500
Measures that correlate to the new measure are identified.
What is establishing convergent validity?
500
An interviewer asks you to describe yourself in two situations with one variation--the presence of your professors. This type of scale is a: