______ refers to how well a measure or test captures what it is supposed to measure.

A. Reliability
B. Validity
C. Variable
D. Variability


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. Love b. Hunger and thirst c. Parenting d. Self-actualization

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According to the table on personality disorders in your textbook, which of the following is NOT a correct match between the disorder and its severity level?

a. paranoid-----------------------severe b. avoidant-----------------------high c. histrionic----------------------moderate d. antisocial----------------------severe

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Only _____ states have passed laws for prescriptive authority for psychologists

A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10

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Your friend took a security guard position to help defray the costs of tuition. When you stopped by to visit him on the job you found he was acting differently. He was more serious and professional

Your friend was using ________ to guide his actions as a guard, which were likely learned from film or literature depictions of security guards. a. their instincts b. personal history c. media-produced stereotypes d. scripts e. inventories

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