With Personality Scales Constructed Using the Empirical Approach, the Researcher

question 11

Multiple Choice

With personality scales constructed using the empirical approach, the researcher bases the construction of the test on:

• A) personal intuition and the face validity of the items.
• B) how reliable and valid the items on a given test are found to be.
• C) research showing the unique responses various groups of people have to specific items.
• D) some theoretical conception of the concept or construct that is to be measured.

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Definitions:

Cash Dividends

Distributions of a corporation's earnings to shareholders in the form of cash, typically issued on a regular basis.

Retained Earnings

The cumulative amount of net income kept in a company after dividends are paid, used for reinvesting in the business or paying down debt.

Stock Split

A corporate action that increases the number of a company's outstanding shares by dividing each share, which typically reduces the price of individual shares without changing the total market value.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold, often used in the context of stocks, real estate, and other investments.