Angelo Wants to Ensure That His Newly Developed Measure of Empathy

question 17

Multiple Choice

Angelo wants to ensure that his newly developed measure of empathy does not correlate well with other scales measuring different constructs, such as nonverbal decoding ability, mood awareness, or self-consciousness. Angelo would like to establish __________ for his new measuring instrument.

• A) face validity
• B) internal reliability
• C) discriminant validity
• D) convergent validity

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Definitions:

Motion Parallax

A depth cue that involves the apparent relative motion of stationary objects as observed by an observer moving across the landscape.

Retinal Image

The image formed on the retina as a result of light rays entering the eye, which is then processed by the brain to create visual perception.

Gestalt Psychologists

Psychologists who focus on how people integrate and organize perceptual information into meaningful wholes.

The Whole

A concept referring to an entity being considered as a single, complete unit rather than just the sum of its parts.