Which of the Following Statements Is Not Correct

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

• A)Welfare programs may encourage illegitimate births.
• B)The decline in welfare benefits since the 1970s has been associated with a decline in the percentage of children living with a single parent.
• C)Welfare programs may reduce incentives for people to work.
• D)A negative income tax program uses tax revenues collected from high-income families to provide cash subsidies to low-income families.

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Definitions:

Validity

The extent to which a test, measurement, or research accurately represents what it aims to measure.

Reliability

The consistency and dependability of a measurement, test, or instrument over time or across different conditions or observers.

External Validity

The degree to which an experimental design actually reflects the real-world issues it is supposed to address.

Experimental Design

A research method for testing hypotheses by systematically manipulating variables to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process.