Latoya Develops a New Scale to Measure Beliefs in Extraterrestrials

question 62

Multiple Choice

Latoya develops a new scale to measure beliefs in extraterrestrials. She gives her new scale to 100 people twice, two months apart. She finds that in general, people who believe in extraterrestrials at Time 1 also believe in extraterrestrials at Time 2. Latoya's scale exhibits good

• A) concurrent validity.
• B) content validity.
• C) test-retest reliability.
• D) split-half reliability.

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Definitions:

Personal Territories

Areas or spaces that individuals consider their own, marking them off from others to maintain privacy and control.

Group Territory

The physical or conceptual space that a group identifies as its own, often defending it against outsiders.

Decreasing Communication

A reduction in the frequency, quality, or effectiveness of interactions and information exchange between individuals or groups.

Overstaffing

The condition where there are more employees than necessary to perform a job efficiently, often leading to reduced productivity and increased costs.