A Validity Concern Associated with the NCVS Involves ______

question 28

Multiple Choice

A validity concern associated with the NCVS involves ______.

• A) ​victims overreporting crime
• B) its large sample size
• C) ​interviewing household members under the age of 12
• D) police officers who fail to disclose crimes in which they are involved

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Definitions:

Conditional Positive Regard

Acceptance and love that are contingent upon the individual behaving in certain ways or meeting particular standards.

Personality Traits

Enduring characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character and influence behavior across different situations and over time.

Dimensions

Measurements in terms of length, width, height, or depth that define the size, shape, or extent of something.

Self-Actualizing Tendency

The innate drive towards growth, fulfillment of potential, and realization of one's true self, as outlined in humanistic psychology theories.