Which BEST Describes the Concept of Validity as Applied to Tests

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which BEST describes the concept of validity as applied to tests?

• A) It refers to how well a test measures what the test authors intend it to measure.
• B) It refers to whether the same results could have occurred by chance less than five times in a hundred.
• C) It refers to how well a specific sample performs on an administration of a test.
• D) It refers to whether or not a test is administered under standardized conditions.

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Definitions:

Skill and Luck

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Social-Cognitive Theories

A framework for understanding, predicting, and changing human behavior that emphasizes the interaction of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors.

Psychoanalytic Theories

Theories developed by Sigmund Freud and his successors, focusing on the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior.

Humanistic Theories

A perspective in psychology that emphasizes the study of the whole person, looking at human behavior not only through the eyes of the observer but through the eyes of the person doing the behaving.