Which of the Following Situations Is Most Similar to the Concept

question 161

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations is most similar to the concept of reliability in making psychiatric diagnoses?

• A)You see identical twins who have identical mannerisms.
• B)After watching a new T.V. show, you and a friend independently decide that it is lousy.
• C)You're not sure what time a baseball game is on and guess it is at 1:00. You look in the T.V. guide and it is, in fact, at 1:00.
• D)You meet someone new at a party and decide she/he is a shy person. Sure enough, she/he hardly speaks to anyone at the party.

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Definitions:

Invisible

Often used metaphorically to describe something that is not noticeable or recognized, despite its presence or impact.

Whiteness

A socially constructed racial category that consists of institutionalized practices and ideas that people participate in consciously and unconsciously. Whiteness is simultaneously taken for granted, largely invisible, and a yardstick for judgment of behavior and ideas.

Unspoken

Referring to something not expressed in spoken words but understood or implied.