Increasing the Number of Items on a Test Makes It

question 70

Multiple Choice

Increasing the number of items on a test makes it a better instrument according to which principle?

• A) construct validation
• B) operational definition
• C) aggregation
• D) incremental validation

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Definitions:

Retina

The thin layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye on the inside, composed of light-sensitive cells and responsible for converting light into neural signals for visual recognition.

Pupil

The black-looking opening in the center of the iris, through which light enters the eye.

Emotions

Advanced mental states characterized by three fundamental aspects: personal perception, bodily reaction, and an external or expressive reaction.

Sensitization

The type of sensory adaptation in which we become more sensitive to stimuli that are low in magnitude. Also called positive adaptation.