The score validity problem in tests measuring hypothetical constructs such as need for achievement or anxiety is that the tests may
a. leave out aspects of the construct that the theory behind the construct says should be included.
b. include aspects that the underlying theory indicates should be left out.
c. be inconsistent measures of the important aspects of the construct.
d. a and b
e. a, b, and c
D
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A cost owed in the future is more burdensome than a cost owed now. 2. A benefit received in the future is less valuable than a benefit received now. 3. An economic evaluation that is fully grounded in welfare economics seeks to measure the aggregate social value of the costs and benefits of an intervention--not just the costs and benefits to a particular government agency. 4. Sensitivity analyses in cost–benefit analyses are intended to test the effects on the results of working with a range of discount rates. 5. Ex ante cost–benefit analyses are done before a program or project is implemented.
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a. three and twelve years. b. three and eight years. c. five and ten years. d. seven and fourteen years.
When girls and boys were asked about the people they considered "very important people" in their lives
A. girls named more relatives than boys. B. boys and girls were equally likely to say they had a "very important" adult in their lives. C. girls reported greater enjoyment and greater psychological intimacy in these relationships than boys. D. girls report having more cross-gender relationships than boys did.