Imagine That a New Test of Academic Ability Is NOT

question 212

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a new test of academic ability is NOT strongly associated with criterion measures such as actual high school or college academic performance. This lack of association specifically implies that this test has low ______________ validity.

• A)internal
• B)construct
• C)criterion-related
• D)content

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Definitions:

Mechanistic Organizations

Highly structured, hierarchical companies with centralized decision-making and strict rules and procedures.

Centralized Organizations

Organizations where decision-making authority is concentrated at higher levels of management, leading to a more controlled and uniform operational approach.

Decentralized Organizations

Organizations where the decision-making authority is distributed among various levels rather than being concentrated at a single point.

Decision Making

The cognitive process of selecting a course of action from among multiple alternatives.