Question

dr. maisel is creating a new personality test. the test is a self - report measure in which participants answer questions on a scale from \strongly disagree\ to \strongly agree\ about how they would respond to particular situations. he then uses the responses to place participants along a spectrum in a number of different traits. he compares the results of the test to reports from the participants managers at work on their working styles and ability to work within their team and finds that the test results are highly positively correlated with managers reports. what type of test is he developing, and what type of validity or reliability can be determined from his work on the test? a projective; construct validity b objective; construct validity c objective; test - retest reliability d objective; internal consistency reliability

Explanation:

• Objective test: A self - report measure with a fixed scale (from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree") is an objective test. Projective tests involve more ambiguous stimuli (e.g., inkblots), which is not the case here.
• Construct validity: Construct validity is established when a test measures an abstract concept (like personality traits in this case) and correlates with other relevant measures (managers' reports on working styles and team - work ability). Test - retest reliability would involve giving the test to the same participants at different times. Internal consistency reliability measures how well the items within a test measure the same construct (e.g., Cronbach's alpha), which is not indicated by comparing to managers' reports.

Answer:

B. Objective; construct validity