If a Personality Test Measures What It Claims to Measure

question 56

Multiple Choice

If a personality test measures what it claims to measure, we say that the test is

• A)valid.
• B)reliable.
• C)projective.
• D)objective.

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Definitions:

Compassionate

Showing sympathy and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Autokinetic Phenomenon

A visual illusion where a stationary point of light in a dark room appears to move due to small involuntary eye movements.

Social Norms

Informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society.

Sherif

An influential social psychologist known for his work on understanding group conflicts, social norms, and conformity through the Robbers Cave experiment.