Which Mother Is at Greatest Risk of Having a Child

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which mother is at greatest risk of having a child with a chromosomal abnormality?

• A) a 20-year-old mother
• B) a 30-year-old mother
• C) a 35-year-old mother
• D) a 40-year-old mother

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Definitions:

Convergent Validity

A type of validity that assesses whether measures that should be related, based on the study hypotheses, are actually related.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a test or measure differentiates between distinct groups or constructs, showing it is not correlating too highly with measures from different constructs.

Split-half Reliability

A measure of consistency where a test is divided into two parts and an individual's scores on both halves are compared.

Test-retest Reliability

A measure of the consistency of a psychological test or assessment tool across time, assessing the stability of test scores on repeated applications.