Imagine That You Want to Develop a Test to Measure

question 79

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you want to develop a test to measure depression. You gather a set of 100 potential test items and ask a sample of people diagnosed with clinical depression and a sample of nondepressed people to respond to the items. For your final version of the test, you decide to keep only the 15 items that the depressed and nondepressed groups answered differently. You are using a(n) ________ method of test construction.

• A) factor analytic
• B) rational
• C) projective
• D) empirical

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Definitions:

Neurological Disorders

Diseases of the nervous system, affecting the brain, spine, and nerves connecting them.

Extrapyramidal Side Effects

Undesirable symptoms caused by certain medications, affecting movement and muscle control, such as tremors or rigidity.

Antipsychotic Medication

Medicines designed to manage psychosis and other mental health conditions by altering brain chemistry to reduce symptoms like hallucinations.

Motor Dysfunction

Impairment or limitation in the physical movement or control of the body, often resulting from neurological or muscular conditions.