A Psychologist Wants to Assess the Construct Validity of a New

question 70

Multiple Choice

A psychologist wants to assess the construct validity of a new test. He can do so by showing that ____.

• A) scores at Time 1 predict behavior at Time 2
• B) all portions of the test produce similar results
• C) the test results for a group correlate with related measures of a phenomenon
• D) scores on the test are consistent over time

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.