Chapter 11 Quiz

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A test that determines whether disease is actually present is a:

Diagnostic test

True or False? It is possible for a measure to be valid but unreliable

False

The degree of agreement among several trained experts refers to:

Interjudge reliability

A test developed to assess age-related changes in bone density that does not pick up these changes has:

Low construct validity

Drs. Poke and Jab conducted an employee health program that used five screening tests at the same time to detect several diseases among workers. Which type of program is this?

Multiphasic screening

True or False? Reliability refers to the ability of a measuring instrument to give consistent results on repeated trials, regardless of its accuracy

True

True or False? Sensitivity refers to the ability of a screening test to correctly identify all screened individuals who have a disease

True

True or False? Specificity refers to the ability of a screening test to identify only nondiseased individuals who actually do not have the disease

True

True or False? Validity is the ability of a measuring instrument to give a true measure

True

Sensitivity and specificity of a screening test refer to its:

Validity


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