If a Scale Lacks Concurrent Validity This Suggests a Problem

question 42

Multiple Choice

If a scale lacks concurrent validity this suggests a problem with the scale's:

• A) construct validity.
• B) predictive validity.
• C) criterion validity.
• D) discriminant validity.

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Definitions:

Withdrawal

Symptoms that occur upon the reduction or cessation of intake of a substance that one has become dependent on.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, leading to learned responses.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, introduced by B.F. Skinner.

Observational Learning

The process of learning behaviors by watching the actions of others, and the outcomes of those actions.