Compared with Predictive Validity Evidence from Other Health Care Assessments

question 23

Multiple Choice

Compared with predictive validity evidence from other health care assessments, the results for many psychological tests appear:

• A) not similar at all, suggesting that psychological tests are not very useful in health care settings
• B) moderately similar, suggesting that the success of psychological tests is context dependent
• C) very similar, suggesting that psychological tests may be as useful as other commonly used health care assessments
• D) are extremely valid and have a great impact on the difference in treatment provision and outcome

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement in hypothesis testing that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

T Test

A statistical method that evaluates whether there is a significant difference between the averages of two distinct groups.

Research Hypothesis

A statement predicting a significant relationship or effect between variables, often tested against the null hypothesis.

Hypothesized Mean Difference

The expected or predicted difference between the mean values of two groups in a hypothesis test.