Identify and briefly describe two types of validity
What will be an ideal response?
Content validity: The extent to which a measuring instrument covers a representative sample of the domain of behaviors to be measured.
Face validity: The extent to which a measuring instrument appears valid on its surface.
Criterion validity: The extent to which a measuring instrument accurately predicts behavior or ability in a given area.
Construct validity: The degree to which a measuring instrument accurately measures a theoretical construct or trait that it is designed to measure.
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Which of the following best describes the connection between particular forms of adverse environmental events and specific types of mental disorder?
a. Neglect is most closely linked to mood disorders. b. Abuse is most closely linked to anxiety disorders. c. There does not seem to be any direct connection. d. Direct connections have been found for women but not for men.
When forming impressions of others, people
a. see their own skills and abilities as less desirable to have. b. use the significant others in their lives as a frame of reference. c. differ in the particular traits they are likely to notice. d. are typically very inconsistent in what they consider.
According to Hofstede's dimensions of culture personality
The smallest unit in the nervous system is the _________
a. dendrite b. neuron c. axon d. myelin sheath