If a Personality Measure Has Discriminant Validity, It Does Not

question 16

True/False

If a personality measure has discriminant validity, it does not measure characteristics it was not intended to measure.

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Definitions:

Perform Better

To perform better means to achieve a higher level of efficiency, effectiveness, or quality in a given task or activity compared to previous efforts.

Impatient Adult

An individual who exhibits a low threshold for waiting or enduring situations that require delayed gratification or prolonged effort.

Social Settings

The environments or contexts in which social interaction occurs, including cultural, institutional, and interpersonal spaces.

Delay of Gratification

The ability to resist an immediate reward in preference for a later, often greater, reward, reflecting self-control and forward planning.