A counselor researcher developed a new PTSD test. She gave the test to 100 clients and also gave those same clients two other tests, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Mini Mental Status Evaluation
She correlated the scores of the tests in order to assess the ____________ of her PTSD test.
a) Internal Consistency
b) Construct validity
c) Face Validity
d) Split-half reliability
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following describes nonsummativity?
a. The family is greater than the sum of its parts. b. The same origin may lead to different outcomes, and the same outcomes may result from different origins. c. Family functioning is based on both explicit and implicit rules d. The ability of a family system to modify its functioning to meet the changing demands of external factors
Dr. J has been called as an expert witness in a capital punishment case. He has been asked to explain whether the defendant is likely to engage in future violent acts. Dr. J should explain to the court that:
a. the assessment measures can predict future violent acts b. the assessment measures are probabilistic c. the assessment measures are futuristic d. the assessment measures cannot predict future violent acts
Blinking, ______, and ______ are all examples of infant reflexes.
A. swimming; walking B. Babinski; crying C. spitting; yawning D. grasping; scratching