Chapter 5

Matching Quiz

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Identifying the dimensions of a concept, such as by distinguishing different components of religiosity—ritualistic, ideological, experiential, and so forth—is one aspect of _____.
2. The detailed description of the procedures necessary to tangibly represent a concept or variable.
3. The most common form of social measurement.
4. With this measurement level, one cannot draw conclusions about the rank order of cases.
5. Measuring religiosity by recording whether respondents attend religious services every week, two to three times a month, once a month, or less than once a month represents _____ level of measurement.
6. Measuring length of residence by asking “How many years have you lived at your present address?” constitutes _____ level of measurement.
7. Reliability is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for _____.
8. Low reliability is associated with a high degree of _____.
9. The social desirability effect introduces _____.
10. A form of reliability assessment applied to scales and indexes.
11. Using several indicators or questions to measure a concept rather than a single indicator can increase _____.
12. Refers to a personal judgment that an operational definition is an adequate measure of a concept.
13. This form of validity assessment is important when a measure is intended for practical application.
14. By reporting that scores on his Love Scale were correlated with marriage probability and the feeling of being “in love,” Zick Rubin provided evidence of the scale’s _____.