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41)The procedure used most often to quantify degrees of validity and reliability is A)a chi-square test. B)an analysis of variance (ANOVA). C)a correlation coefficient. D)the multivariate analysis coefficient. 42)A researcher wants to know if level of education predicts annual income at retirement age. Annual income in this example is    A)a criterion variable. B)a convergent variable. C)a predictor variable. D)an objective variable. 43)What is the relationship between the reliability and the validity of a measure? A)A valid measure must have reliability. B)A reliable measure must have validity. C)There is no relationship between the reliability of a measure and the validity of the measure. D)Reliability and validity are different ways of looking at the same concept. 44)Researchers strive to obtain ________ in research. A)objectivity B)subjectivity C)both objectivity and subjectivity D)interval or ratio scale data only 45)The variable that we want to predict is the ________ variable; and the variable used to make the prediction is called the ________ variable. A)predictor; criterion B)criterion; predictor C)manipulated dependent; non-manipulated dependent D)manipulated independent; manipulated dependent 46)Scientist believe that A)all data are subjective. B)the laws of nature should hold no matter who tests them. C)the laws of nature are relative and thus change with each experiment. D)the only dependable data are score data. 47)Statistical procedures help to provide objectivity in the A)interpretation of data. B)measurement process. C)observation process. D)observation process and interpretation of data. 48)If a broken clock (i.e., stuck on the same time) is consulted every hour on the hour, it will A)yield a reading that is valid. B)yield a reading that is valid but not reliable. C)yield a highly reliable reading, but one that is not valid. D)help a Type-A personality to relax. 49)Good psychological research requires the use of ________ measures. A)subjective B)simplified C)objective D)cumbersome 50)John has decided that the length of an adult’s toe is a good indication of their level of IQ. John measures the toe length of his particpants several times over a five-year span. Because their toes have not grown in that period, John concludes that their IQ has not improved either. Toe length in this example is  A)a reliable but invalid measure. B)both the predictor and criterion variable.  C)a valid but unreliable measure.Â