Psychological Assessment & Measurement Techniques Flashcards

The Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) is used primarily to:

Answer: Construct confidence intervals around an individual's observed score

The SEM quantifies measurement error and is used to create confidence intervals around an observed score, expressing the range within which the true score likely falls.

Which type of criterion contamination occurs when raters know the predictor score of the employee when evaluating job performance?

Answer: Criterion contamination by knowledge of predictor standing

Criterion contamination by predictor knowledge occurs when performance raters are aware of an employee's test scores, which can bias their ratings and inflate predictor-criterion correlations.

A biodata instrument validated using the empirical keying approach is MOST susceptible to which threat?

Answer: Capitalization on chance (sample-specific validity)

Empirical keying selects items that correlate with criteria in the development sample, risking capitalization on chance correlations that may not replicate in new samples.

In the context of assessment feedback, which ethical principle requires practitioners to disclose assessment limitations and the meaning of scores to test-takers?

Answer: Informed consent and transparency

Informed consent and transparency require that test-takers receive adequate information about how their scores will be used, interpreted, and the limitations of the assessment.

Multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) matrices are used to evaluate which aspects of construct validity?

Answer: Convergent and discriminant validity simultaneously

MTMM matrices assess both convergent validity (same trait, different methods should correlate highly) and discriminant validity (different traits should not correlate highly regardless of method).

When a cognitive ability test is used as a hurdle in a multiple-hurdle selection system, which statistical consequence should the I-O psychologist be aware of?

Answer: Range restriction on the cognitive test will attenuate its validity estimate in the selected group

Using a test as a preliminary hurdle restricts the range of scores in those who advance, attenuating the observed validity coefficient for the cognitive test in that selected sample.

Which administration format is MOST susceptible to impression management and deliberate faking on personality assessments?

Answer: High-stakes employment selection context

High-stakes employment selection motivates applicants to present themselves favorably, making deliberate faking and impression management most prevalent in that context.