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

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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.

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There is an interrelationship between harassment and the more serious offense of _____________

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