_______________ simply ensures that the instrument is actually measuring what researchers believe that it is measuring.

a. Reliability
b. Validity
c. Face validity
d. Inter-rater reliability


b. Validity

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What will be an ideal response?

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The concept of the common law tradition developed from

a. France b. the United Kingdom c. foreign immigrants from eastern Europe d. recent United States Supreme Court cases

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Children with _____________________________ experience an ongoing pattern of uncooperative and hostile behavior toward authority figures.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Our legal system regards crimes as offenses not just against individual victims, but against society as a whole. 2. A “tort” is a very serious crime for which one may be incarcerated in a prison for more than one year. 3. A misdemeanor is considered more serious than a felony. 4. In certain instances, a person may be held criminally responsible regardless of intent.

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