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  1. A new measure of social anxiety correlates very weakly with a measure of mathematical ability. This finding provides evidence of what?

    Answer: Discriminant (divergent) validity

    Discriminant validity is shown when a measure correlates weakly with measures of theoretically unrelated constructs.

  2. After computing a split-half correlation, a researcher applies a correction to estimate reliability for the full-length test. Which formula is used?

    Answer: Spearman-Brown prophecy formula

    The Spearman-Brown formula adjusts split-half reliability upward to estimate the reliability of the full-length test, or of a test of any other length.

  3. A school psychologist notes that a child scores lower on a newly normed IQ test than on an older edition. Which phenomenon best explains this?

    Answer: The Flynn effect

    The Flynn effect is the rise in population IQ scores over generations, which makes older norms easier and inflates scores on outdated tests.

  4. Which career instrument is self-administered, can be self-scored, and gives a three-letter RIASEC code based on Holland's theory?

    Answer: Self-Directed Search (SDS)

    Holland developed the SDS as a self-administered, self-scored inventory that produces a RIASEC summary code.

  5. A client receives a T-score of 30 on a standardized scale. Approximately what percentile does this represent?

    Answer: 2nd percentile

    T-scores have a mean of 50 and SD of 10, so 30 is 2 SD below the mean, at roughly the 2nd percentile.

  6. Test developers find that men and women of equal overall ability have different probabilities of answering a specific item correctly. What is this called?

    Answer: Differential item functioning (DIF)

    DIF happens when examinees of equal ability from different groups have different chances of success on an item, which signals possible item bias.

  7. When completing the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), clients rate their symptoms over which time frame?

    Answer: The past two weeks

    The BDI-II's 21 items ask about the past two weeks, in line with DSM criteria for a major depressive episode.