What Can We Conclude About the Comparison Between Experts and Nonexperts

question 55

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about the comparison between experts and nonexperts, with respect to writing?

• A) An expert writer is more likely to approach a revision one sentence at a time.
• B) An expert writer is more likely to have a global sense-rather than a specific sense-that something is wrong with a sentence.
• C) An expert writer spends longer looking for spelling errors.
• D) An expert writer pays more attention to transitions between ideas.

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Definitions:

Non-disturbed Samples

Samples collected from natural or unchanged settings or populations, maintaining their original conditions without human-induced alteration or manipulation.

Face Validity

The extent to which a test appears to measure what it's supposed to measure, based on subjective judgment.

Content Validity

When the content of a test includes a representative sample of behaviours thought to be related to the construct (that is, the concept or entity) the test is designed to measure.

Representative Sample

A portion of the population that represents the entire group accurately.