Can a scale be reliable but not valid?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Yes, a scale can be reliable and thus consistently yield the same results, but at the same time it does not measure what it is supposed to measure and thus is not valid.
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A. the influence of groups on the individual B. the unhealthy patterns of abnormal behavior C. the affect of culture on the individual D. the strength and virtues of humans
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Jacqueline reports that she just has become blind in her left eye, although there is no medical cause. A clinician in the late 1800s would have diagnosed Jacqueline with:
A) hysteria. B) neurosis. C) projection. D) repression.
When Margie was a toddler, she nearly drowned in a lake where her family was fishing. The experience left her phobic of water. The experience of seeing a body of water is now which of the following for Margie:
a. a conditioned stimulus b. an unconditioned stimulus c. an unconditioned response d. a conditioned response