For Quantitative Researchers,validity Means Truthfulness

question 63

Multiple Choice

For quantitative researchers,validity means truthfulness.It refers to the bridge between a concept and the data.Qualitative researchers are also concerned with truthfulness,but do not discuss it in terms of "validity." What term do qualitative researchers use to discuss the truth-value of their research?

• A)Accuracy
• B)Authenticity
• C)Consistency
• D)Reliability
• E)Standardization

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Definitions:

Verbal "Freudian" Slips

Involuntary mistakes in speech believed to reveal subconscious thoughts or feelings, drawing from Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously excluded from conscious awareness.

Death Instinct

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to an innate drive in living beings toward self-destruction or aggression.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, influencing their behaviors, thoughts, motivations, and emotions.