Construct Validity Is Best Defined as the Extent to Which

question 112

Multiple Choice

Construct validity is best defined as the extent to which

• A)participants who are tested repeatedly on the same measure will yield the same results.
• B)the participants in a study were subjected to both random assignment and random selection.
• C)results in a study can be achieved upon repeated administration of the same measuring instrument.
• D)measures used in a study really measure the conceptual variables they were designed to measure.

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Definitions:

Social Change

The transformation over time in the social structures and cultural patterns of a society.

Gesellschaft

A term used in sociology to describe a society characterized by weak interpersonal relationships, with social bonds based more on self-interest and less on familial or community ties.

Gemeinschaft

A term used in sociology to describe community bonds and social relations based on personal and family ties, often contrasted with Gesellschaft (society).

Modernization

The process through which societies transform from traditional rural agrarian economies to secular, urban, and industrialized systems.