The Psychometric Properties of a Developmental Screening Tool Are Important

question 9

Multiple Choice

The psychometric properties of a developmental screening tool are important to review before you administer screening tools in your primary care practice. What are the components of assessing the reliability of an instrument?

• A) Sensitivity and specificity
• B) Internal consistency, usually shown as a Cronbach's alpha coefficient
• C) Concurrent validity
• D) Predictive validity

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

A type of memory that holds a small amount of information for a short period of time, usually 20-30 seconds.

Chunking

A memory strategy involving organizing or grouping separate pieces of information into a single unit, making it easier to remember.

Implicit Memory

A type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of the previous experiences influencing those actions.

Context-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon where people recall information better when the recall situation is similar to the encoding situation.