Psychometrics: An Introduction 4th Edition R. Michael Furr ISBN 9781071824085, 1071824082. All Chapt

Instructor Resource Furr, Psychometrics, 4e SAGE Publishing, 2022 Chapter 9: Estimating and Evaluating Convergent and Discriminant Validity Evidence Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Why is a construct’s nomological network important in terms of construct validity? a. It leads test-developers to form hypotheses about the other measures that a test should (and should not) be correlated with, thus guiding the design and evaluation of validity studies b. It tells test-developers which construct would be most appropriate for a pre-specified method of assessment, thus guiding test evaluation c. It tells researchers which “informants” from participants’ social networks would be most likely to provide valid ratings of the participants, guiding the design of validity studies. d. It tells researchers which content/items should be included in a measure, thereby guiding the evaluation of content validity.

Ans: A Learning Objective: 9-1: Summarize how researchers use their understanding of a construct’s nomological network when examining construct validity.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: A Construct’s Nomological Network Difficulty Level: Medium 2. A construct’s ____________________ is the set of constructs, behaviors, and/or properties that are (theorized to be) associated with a construct. It dictates a particular pattern of associations among measures of those constructs, behaviors, and properties. a. convergent validity b. discriminant validity c. nomological network d. multitrait-multimethod matrix Ans: C Learning Objective: 9-1: Summarize how researchers use their understanding of a construct’s nomological network when examining construct validity.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: A Construct’s Nomological Network Difficulty Level: Easy 3. When evaluating her new measure of Schizoid PD, Sarah finds that its scores are correlated with clinicians’ diagnoses of an entirely different PD (Obsessive-Compulsive) at r =.80, p <.05. This strong positive correlation would be evidence of: a. poor discriminant validity b. good convergent validity