What are the important psychometric characteristics that a useful criterion must have? Explain your reasoning and give an example for each characteristic.
What will be an ideal response?
• A criterion must measure what it is designed to measure
• A criterion must be reliable
• A criterion must show evidence of validity for the purpose it is designed to be used
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a. True b. False
What does the implicit association test (IAT) measure?
A. The strength of automatic associations between different categories of objects B. Beliefs about a certain object, e.g. spiders C. Working memory capacity D. The likelihood that a person will behave in a certain way
A famous psychologist argues that there are three factors that influence personality: environment, person, and behavior. This psychologist is most likely a __________ psychologist
a) psychodynamic b) social cognitive c) psychoanalytic d) trait
During the course of a long interrogation, Adrian, a murder suspect falsely accused, came to believe that he had indeed committed the crime; he thus went on to make ______.
A. no confessions whatsoever B. voluntary false confessions C. compliant false confessions D. internalized false confessions