What Is True of Validity

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is true of validity?

• A) Validity cannot be explained using correlation coefficients.
• B) Validity identifies how free a measurement is from random error.
• C) Validity measures the level of cultural fit.
• D) Validity can only be measured in one way.
• E) Validity ensures the fairness of employment practices during selection procedures.

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Definitions:

Concurrent Validity

The ability of a diagnostic category to estimate an individual’s present standing on factors related to the disorder but not themselves part of the diagnostic criteria. One of the major criticisms of the DSM is that it sheds little light on the non-symptom attributes of people with a given diagnosis.

Diagnostic Category

A class or division in a system of classification, particularly in medical and psychological contexts, that denotes a specific condition or disorder.

Non-Symptom Attributes

Features or qualities of a disease or disorder that are not directly related to the main symptoms, potentially affecting diagnosis or treatment.

Socio-Economic Status

An economic and sociological combined total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family’s economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation.