A Respondent Who Answers Questions Based on Their Responses to Earlier

question 59

Multiple Choice

A respondent who answers questions based on their responses to earlier questions in a survey is conforming to which theory?

• A) Self-generated validity
• B) Primacy
• C) Recency
• D) Reliability

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Definitions:

Ancestors

Predecessors from whom a person is descended, often considered in the context of family history or evolutionary biology.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in psychology that explains mental and psychological traits as adaptations, i.e., as the functional products of natural selection.

The Origin of Species

A seminal book by Charles Darwin that introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection.

Keller and Nesse's

Refers to the work or perspectives of Randolph M. Nesse and perhaps his collaborations with others like George C. Williams or Keller, focusing on evolutionary psychology or Darwinian medicine.