The extent to which a measure or instrument actually measures what it is theoretically supposed to measure is _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
construct validity
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The validity of a test indicates which of the following?
a. How consistent someone's scores are between a first test and a retest b. How many of its question are neither too easy nor too difficult c. How many institutions have considered the test to be useful d. How well its scores predict some type of performance
Which of the following would best reflect a life story goal of communion?
a. Being a powerful CEO b. Winning a Nobel prize c. A lifelong love d. Being your own person
Buster graduated from high school but never went on to college. His friend Butch dropped out of high school right before graduation. Which of the following statistics would apply to Buster and Butch?
Butch is 50 percent more likely to have serious hearing loss than Buster. Buster and Butch are both likely to earn only minimum wage. As long as Butch completes his GED, he will probably make as much money as Buster. Buster is more likely than Butch to die from heart disease.
After we have decided that a certain event is a stressor, we must decide how we will deal with it and what resources are available for coping with the stressor. This process is called:
a) primary appraisal. b) secondary appraisal. c) tertiary appraisal. d) distress-eustress dichotomy.