To Measure Tendencies Toward Depression, an Assessment Tool Asks Individuals

question 111

Multiple Choice

To measure tendencies toward depression, an assessment tool asks individuals to record all the times they feel sad. However, individuals report wide variations in the number of sad episodes from day to day. This assessment tool has:

• A) high test-retest reliability and high face validity.
• B) high test-retest reliability and low face validity.
• C) low test-retest reliability and high face validity.
• D) low test-retest reliability and low face validity.

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Definitions:

Discipline

A field of study or branch of knowledge, education, or training; also refers to the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior.

Rational

Based on or in accordance with reason or logic, capable of reasoning or using reason in an orderly cogent fashion.

Difficult

Describes something that is not easy to do, understand, or deal with.

Conduct Disorder

A mental health disorder seen in children and adolescents, characterized by a persistent pattern of behavior that violates societal norms and the rights of others.