How can a researcher establish convergent and discriminant validity?
What will be an ideal response?
Convergent validity is established when a scale correlates well with other scales measuring the same construct. Discriminant validity is established by verifying that a scale does not correlate with other scales that it theoretically should not correlate with.
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The amount of time it takes you to open a child-proof container is an example of
a. frequency data. b. measurement data. c. count data. d. categorical data.
The right hemisphere of the brain is better at ____ tasks, whereas the left hemisphere is better at ____ tasks.
A. mathematical; spatial B. nonverbal; verbal C. analytic; holistic D. visual; auditory
Which one will decrease social loafing?
a. eliminate group members’ feelings of anonymity b. remind members that they are part of a group c. stress that responsibility is shared by the group as a whole d. increase the size of the group e. all will decrease social loafing
What role does habituation play in evaluating a baby’s sensory capacities??
a. ?When the baby spends equal time looking at two stimuli, he or she has likely learned to distinguish between them. b. ?When the baby cries while looking at a familiar stimulus, he or she likely is not yet habituated to it. c. ?When the baby cries while looking at an unfamiliar stimulus, he or she has likely become habituated to it. d. ?When the baby spends equal time looking at two stimuli, he or she likely cannot tell the difference between them.