The Social Security System

question 98

Multiple Choice

The Social Security system:

• A) continues to burden businesses due to the fact that businesses must provide and pay for this benefit for their employees.
• B) met the needs of our nation when it was first introduced, but needs an overhaul.
• C) will continue to serve the needs of U.S. citizens into the distant future, due to the fact that there are so few retirees placing a strain on it.
• D) is failing because the U.S. government failed to invest the money that employees contributed.

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Definitions:

MMPI

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology used to diagnose mental disorders.

Projective Measure

A psychological assessment tool in which individuals reveal their unconscious feelings, thoughts, and behaviors through their interpretations or storytelling of ambiguous stimuli.

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment or measurement is consistent and reproducible over time.

Assessment Techniques

entail various methods and tools used to evaluate, measure, and understand individual psychological characteristics, abilities, and challenges.