Dr Lane Has Just Created a New Measure to Assess

question 14

Multiple Choice

Dr. Lane has just created a new measure to assess individuals' levels of optimism. To make sure her measure is actually assessing optimism, she gives a set of participants her measure, and then asks each of the participant's friends to rate how optimistic they are on the same scale. Dr. Lane is testing the ________ of her new measure.

• A) reliability
• B) face validity
• C) generalizability
• D) construct validity

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Definitions:

Linking Details

The practice of connecting or associating individual facts or pieces of information to form a coherent whole.

Negative Information

Unfavorable, adverse, or undesirable data or facts about a situation, individual, or entity.

Stereotyping

Assigning generalized attributes to individuals based solely on their membership in a particular group, ignoring personal differences.

Standpoint Theory

A perspective that argues the knowledge and perspectives of individuals are shaped by their social positions and experiences.