When Many Ability and Personality Attributes Are Assessed with a Collection

question 38

Multiple Choice

When many ability and personality attributes are assessed with a collection of tests,this is known as a

• A)test battery.
• B)speed test.
• C)group test.
• D)performance test.

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Definitions:

Face Validity

The degree to which an assessment instrument, such as a questionnaire, on its face appears to measure what it is intended to measure. For example, a face-valid measure of sociability might ask about attendance at parties.

Exploratory Factor Analysis

A statistical technique used to identify potentially underlying variable structures within a set of observed variables without a preconceived structure in mind.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis

A statistical method used to test whether a set of observed variables represents a number of underlying factors.