Face validity can sometimes be detrimental to research. Give an instance/example of when this might be the case
What will be an ideal response?
The assessment device is intended to measure something the person being assessed would find undesirable to admit or threatening. For example, if a researcher wants to measure problem drinking, a participant might not want to admit this. In these cases, the test developer usually tries to obscure the measure's face validity.
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A. nonhuman species B. test tube babies C. biological and environmental development D. human development
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a. Because the brain no longer registers it as a sensation b. Because the stimulus becomes familiar and loses its novelty c. Because the attention increases as stimuli become more familiar d. Because our mental hardware becomes inconsistent with our software
Someone suffering from Wernicke's aphasia has difficulty ____.
A. articulating speech B. reading aloud C. understanding speech D. using prepositions and conjunctions
Stress is any ____
a. ?psychological event that causes a negative psychological reaction b. ?biological event that causes a negative biological reaction c. ?stimulus or event that causes a negative reaction d. ?stimulus or event that we respond to because we perceive it as threatening or challenging