Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

You can have validity in your measurement tool even if you do not have reliability.


Ans: F

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Traffic police's tendency to stop African American drivers for presumed illegal activity more often than they stop people from other racial and ethnic groups is an example of ______.

A. profiling B. recidivism C. justifiable bias D. retribution

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The political policymaking model asserts that:

a) Gaining a consensus on social values among stakeholders is unlikey, and value conflict is the norm in policymaking. b) A problem can be objectively defined and all costs and benefits of a policy intervention can be known and calculated c) In any given political situation a consensus can eventually be achieved, but problem identification is difficult as people cannot agree on what the problems or causes are. d) Large scale policy changes are possible, but only occur in response to a crisis.

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The demographic shift related to the older population in the United States is seen in some circles as alarming because

a. There is an escalating birth rate by people who don't pay into social security b. Of the housing shortage c. “Global graying” is the fastest growing population in the U.S. and the rhetoric focuses on older adults as a burden rather than contributors to society d. The conservative politicians are neglecting what liberals see as a problem with social security

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Explain why it is more difficult to measure “hate” than weight.

What will be an ideal response?

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