Early Demonstrations of the Rorschach Included Validation by

question 54

Multiple Choice

Early demonstrations of the Rorschach included validation by

• A)reviews by content-area experts familiar with the underlying constructs.
• B)performance of individuals who analyzed the responses of individuals they had never met, making a diagnosis, and validating the diagnosis against other data sources.
• C)large-scale field work that involved thousands of individuals tested by hundreds of administrators whose skill levels varied.
• D)standard psychometric methods that yielded surprisingly high validity.

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, allowing for a comparison to assess the effect of the treatment.

Operationalization

The process of defining measurement criteria for abstract concepts to enable their empirical, quantitative measurement.

Abstract Concept

A theoretical idea that is not associated with any specific physical object or real entity, often requiring complex thought and understanding.

Testable Variable

An element or factor in a scientific experiment that can be altered and measured to determine its effects on the outcome.