Author Question: Mr. J, a 40-year-old recent immigrant to the United States, comes from a working-class background ... (Read 139 times)

Yolanda · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Mr. J, a 40-year-old recent immigrant to the United States, comes from a working-class background and is just learning to speak English. He applies for a job and is given a test. His score is compared to others who have taken the test, mostly young college graduates whose native language is English. Mr. J thinks this is unfair. In fact, this is an issue of

a. reliability.
b. classification.
c. validity.
d. standardization.

Question 2

Which of the following describes the concept of validity as it applies to psychological assessment?

a. Two or more raters get the same answers.
b. An assessment technique is consistent across different measures.
c. Scores are used as a norm for comparison purposes.
d. An assessment technique measures what it is designed to measure.