The degree to which a personality test measures the pattern of responses that it was designed to measure is called:
A. validity.
B. reliability.
C. empirical accuracy.
D. qualitative control.
Answer: A
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a. Russell Barkley's ADHD Protocol. b. Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. c. ADHD Multimethod Study. d. Multimethod and Multisource Treatment of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
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a. They can be used to draw random samples. b. They can be used to assign participants to conditions. c. They are only useful for drawing random numbers between 0 and 9. d. It is appropriate to start at any place in the table when using it.
Which might best be characterized as a "trial marriage?"
a. Limited cohabitation b. Substitute marriage c. Premarital cohabitation d. Part-time cohabitation
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false