Describing and Measuring Adaption-Innovation (KAI), please answer the following:
1. Summarize the key features of a good psychometric instrument.
a. Why is it important to know and understand these criteria?
2. What is the theoretical range of the KAI? What is the theoretical mean?
a. How does the observed range of KAI scores compare with the theoretical range?
b. How does the theoretical mean of the KAI compare with the observed mean (for general population samples)?
3. According to research, what is the just noticeable difference (in terms of KAI scores) in the problem solving preferences of two individuals?
a. Given that you are unlikely to know the exact KAI scores of those with whom you work, how might you make use of this information to evaluate the styles of those around you?
b. At what gap in KAI scores do these differences in preference become even more clearly noticeable?