In Order to Measure the Reliability of a Test, an Investigator

question 47

Multiple Choice

In order to measure the reliability of a test, an investigator determines

• A) whether the test is equally fair to all the people who take it.
• B) whether scores on the test make useful predictions of some other behavior.
• C) whether the items on the test represent the major topics that the test is supposed to cover.
• D) whether the people who score high on the test one time will also score high the next time they take the test.

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Definitions:

Main Beliefs

Core principles or convictions shared by an individual or within a community, guiding behavior and thought.

New Religious Movements

Religious, ethical, or spiritual groups that have emerged recently and offer an alternative to mainstream religious traditions.

Secularization Theses

The belief that with the advancement and rationalization of societies, the influence of religious authority decreases across various facets of social life and governance.

Revised Secularization

A contemporary interpretation of secularization that accounts for the persistence of religion in modern societies, adjusting traditional views that predicted the decline of religion.