Theoretically, Reliability Is

question 20

Multiple Choice

Theoretically, reliability is

• A)the correlation of the observed test score with the true score.
• B)the square root of the ratio of true to the observed score.
• C)the ratio of true to the observed score squared.
• D)not possible to define.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, from about 7 to 11 years of age, where children can use logic to solve problems but still struggle with abstract and hypothetical concepts.

Piaget's Stages

the theory proposed by Jean Piaget that outlines the four stages of cognitive development in children: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

Conservation

A cognitive ability, identified by Piaget, that enables a child to understand that substances remain the same in quantity even when their shapes change.