What Do We Call an Evaluative Standard That Researchers Use

question 27

Multiple Choice

What do we call an evaluative standard that researchers use to measure performance, attitude, or motivation?

• A) validity measure
• B) utility measure
• C) reliability measure
• D) criterion measure

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Definitions:

Soft Determinists

Philosophers who believe that while human behavior is influenced by external factors, individuals still possess the ability to make choices, blending determinism with free will.

Determinism

The belief in philosophy that every event, including decisions on moral issues, is fully predetermined by preceding causes.

Compatible

The ability of two or more concepts, systems, or devices to work together without conflict or incompatibility.

Sartre

A 20th-century French philosopher, playwright, novelist, and political activist, known for his leading role in existentialism and his assertion that "existence precedes essence."