In One Approach to the Construction of a Test to Measure

question 105

Multiple Choice

In one approach to the construction of a test to measure a personality trait,the test is administered to at least two groups,where members of one of the groups is known to be high in the trait that the test was designed to measure.This approach is referred to as the ________ approach to test construction.

• A) logical
• B) factor-analytic
• C) theoretical
• D) empirical criterion keying

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Definitions:

Movement

An act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and efficiently removed seeds from cotton fibers, revolutionizing the cotton industry and significantly impacting the institution of slavery in the United States.

Slave Labor

Work done under force without proper remuneration, often under extremely harsh conditions, primarily referred to in the context of African slaves in the Americas during the colonial and antebellum periods.

Eli Whitney

Known for inventing the cotton gin, a pivotal invention in the history of agriculture and the economy of the United States.