Matching

Test Your Construct Validity Knowledge - Matching Exercise #1

Match the assessment scenarios with the correct indicator of construct validity.


1				Researchers examined a shyness measure and said that the measure appears "on the face of it" to actually measure shyness.


2				Researchers demonstrated that students' high school SAT (achievement) scores could predict students' success in college.


3				Researchers expected to find that students who did not ask for help in class would score higher on the shyness scale than students who asked for help in class.


4				Researchers compared participants' scores on a self-esteem scale to their scores on another self-esteem scale and found that there was a strong positive correlation.


5				Researchers compared participants' scores on the political ideology scale and fear of flying scale. They found no relationship between the two scales.

Answer choices for questions 1 through 5

Identifying Scales of Measurement - Matching Exercise #2

Identify the measurement scale for each of the following examples.


6				the amount a person weighs in pounds and ounces


7				the time it takes to complete a cognitive task


8				the color code used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to assess the national security threat (Severe, High, Elevated, Guarded, Low)


9				the level of a person's introversion on a scale of 1 to 9


10				a person's ethnicity


11				the letter grades earned on an exam

Answer choices for questions 6 through 11