A measure has discriminant validity when:
a. it discriminates between groups.
b. its results do not correspond as highly with measures of other constructs as they do with other measures of the same construct.
c. its results correspond to the results of other methods of measuring the same construct.
d. its content validity is less than its criterion validity.
B
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deemed very important to ascertain?
a. Child-support arrangements b. Recent court judgments c. How the client believes his or her children feel d. The degree of contact which the client has with his children
The social worker who is doing a support group believes the
interventions are effective, but wants objective research to support that assumption. An anxiety scale is used to measure anxiety in the group members. What type of variable is anxiety? A. Independent B. Dependent C. Independent and dependent D. Confounding
The “targets” of social control activities have not yet decided to accept a nondeviant,
socially acceptable role.
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A. Homogeneity B. Acculturation C. Heterogeneity D. Assimilation