Dr Li Is Interested in Creating a Measurement of Religiosity

question 6

Essay

Dr. Li is interested in creating a measurement of religiosity. According to the dictionary, religiosity is "the quality of being religious; piety; devoutness." He creates a measure comprising 10 statements. People respond to each statement using the following scale (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 5 = strongly agree). Some of the statements are below.
Statement 1: "I believe in a religion."
Statement 2: "Part of who I am stems from my religious beliefs."
Statement 3: "I believe that religion is unnecessary."
Name two types of reliability that apply to Dr. Li's measure and how each one could be established, given the above scenario.

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Definitions:

Social Consensus

Agreement among members of a group or society on beliefs, values, or behaviors.

Power Assertion

A discipline technique in which a parent attempts to gain control over the child or the child’s resources.

Parental Induction

Parental induction involves parents teaching their children desirable behavior by explaining the reasons behind rules, emphasizing empathy and the consequences of actions.

Parental Induction

A parenting strategy that involves explaining the reasons behind rules or decisions to encourage understanding and cooperation from children.