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A.

Measures that were developed, are administered, and scored
using specific criteria and standards.

B.

Open-ended type of test where the respondent offers answers to
ambiguous pictures or words.

C.

Type of attitude questionnaire that uses the summated ratings
method.

D.

The correlation of different forms of the same test.

E.

The link between independent and dependent variables that is
being measured or manipulated.

F.

Most popular of the rating scales; uses numbers to define how
the respondent feels about an item.

G.

Provides a self-observation of feelings, attitudes,
perceptions, and beliefs.

H.

The reliability of an item on a test.

I.

Type of rating scale used mainly to overcome the halo effect,
which forces respondents to choose from a pool of given responses.

J.

The generalizability of the outcomes.

K.

Refers to whether statistical conclusions are well grounded.

L.

The soundness of statements about the variables causing
outcomes.

M.

How adequately a test has sampled the content being measured.

N.

Uses questions that require the respondent to answer using
specified options only.

O.

The degree of relatedness of all items in a test.

P.

Requires that a rating be given to measure some type of
attribute; an example is a Likert scale.

Q.

The relatedness of the test from one administration to
another.

R.

Uses questions that allow the respondent to answer in his/her
own words.

S.

Commonly used fixed-choice test used to measure personality.

T.

Type of attitude questionnaire that uses the method of
equal-appearing intervals.