Carmine Is Conducting a Study Examining Intelligence and Respect for Others

question 64

Multiple Choice

Carmine is conducting a study examining intelligence and respect for others. She has read through the literature and these two variables do not theoretically overlap. She wants to make sure that the measures she is using to examine each variable do not correlate with each other. What type of validity is she concerned with?

• A) face validity
• B) content validity
• C) convergent validity
• D) discriminant validity

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Definitions:

CNS

The central nervous system, comprising the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and coordinating sensory information and responses.

Receptor System

A collection of receptors that work together to receive and transduce signals in a cellular or biological system.

Drug Manipulations

The alteration of pharmacological responses, often in research or therapeutic settings, to understand the effects of substances on biological systems.

Neurotrophic Factor

Chemical compound that supports growth and differentiation in developing neurons and may act to keep certain neurons alive in adulthood.