Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Use of Validity

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the use of validity generalization for establishing the validity of a cognitive ability test is true?

• A)There have been few court cases and the decisions have not been consistent.
• B)There have been few court cases but the decisions have been consistent.
• C)There have been many court cases and the decisions have not been consistent.
• D)There have been many court cases but the decisions have demonstrated validity.

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Definitions:

Biofeedback

A technique that teaches people to control bodily processes that are normally involuntary, such as heart rate, using monitoring devices that provide information on the state of those processes.

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Adaptation-level Phenomenon

A psychological principle stating that individuals adjust their expectations based on past experiences, which influences how they perceive new stimuli or situations.

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