Watson, Detra, Fox, Ewing, Gearhart, and DeMotts (1996) Administered Two

question 3

Multiple Choice

Watson, Detra, Fox, Ewing, Gearhart, and DeMotts (1996) administered two self-report alcoholism measures to 118 volunteers recruited from a Veterans Administration Medical Center. At approximately the same time, they asked the volunteers to complete the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. The study is an example of ______.

• A) multiple regression study
• B) concurrent evidence of validity study
• C) predictive evidence of validity study
• D) restriction-of-range study

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Definitions:

Ideas

Mental concepts or thoughts that arise from creative thinking or understanding.

Human Nature

The inherent characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, that all humans are believed to share.

Group Standard

A set of norms or expected behaviors shared by a group of individuals.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals experience psychological discomfort (dissonance) when holding two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values.