Before their release, prison inmates are asked to fill out a risk assessment questionnaire that assesses the likelihood that an inmate will re-offend. A researcher later corroborates the risk assessments with official arrest statistics. This is an example of:
a. Content validation
b. Discriminant validation
c. Criterion validation
d. Construct validation
c. Criterion validation
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Proponents of the _____________ theory argue that environmental stimulation from parents, relatives, and peer groups accounts for a child's IQ level
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Which theory holds that the offender is suffering from faulty thinking patterns and lacks that level of social competence necessary to cope adequately with a variety of situational demands?
a. Cognitive behavior theory b. Operant behavior theory c. Cognitive conditioning theory d. Operant conditioning theory
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. According to the Situational Leadership Model, leaders use a delegating, participating, selling, or telling style, depending on follower readiness: 2. According to bureaucratic theory, managers should maintain a personal relationship with employees. 3. By definition, ethical practices apply to humans and not to organizations. 4. Bureaucratic structures do not exist in the private sector: 5. In the public sector, administrators are responsible for generating profits and being accountable to the public.
There is an interrelationship between harassment and the more serious offense of _____________
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