Validity is concerned with ______________ whereas reliability is concerned with _______________.

a. the extent to which you are accurately capturing the actual reality; the likelihood of being able to replicate your measures
b. the extent to which you are discovering causality; the extent to which you are correct
c. the extent to which you can replicate your measures; the likelihood that you have obtained the truth
d. the level of confidence you have in your findings in terms of its statistical significance; the level of confidence you have in your ability to reproduce the finding in a different environment


Ans: a. the extent to which you are accurately capturing the actual reality; the likelihood of being able to replicate your measures

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a) These issues were less controversial than immigration. b) The invention of the cotton gin made cotton profitable and slavery a profitable from of labor. c) They needed more land and labor for textile factories. d) The West could provide them with more land and they could enslave the indigenous people for labor.

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Behavioral determinants and consequences having an impact on behavior is one of the four

assumptions associated with the "prevention relapse model." Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Effective managers use the __________________to transmit the values of the organization and what it is trying to achieve.

A) interview process B) appraisal conference C) observation process D) staff meetings

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Jacksonian Democracy symbolized the possibility of egalitarianism and achievement. A large part of the reform effort centered on

A. humane treatment of freed slaves and children B. establishing more Indian reservations on eastern and western land C. free public education to bridge the gap between the rich and poor D. removing the poll tax as a condition for voting

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