A New Instrument and an Established Instrument Yield Scores That

question 17

Multiple Choice

A new instrument and an established instrument yield scores that are highly correlated. What can a researcher conclude about the new instrument?

• A) The new instrument is not valid.
• B) The new instrument has content validity.
• C) The new instrument has construct validity.
• D) The new instrument has criterion-related validity.

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Definitions:

Parental Methods

Strategies, practices, or techniques employed by parents in the upbringing, discipline, and guidance of their children.

Emotional Arousal

The state of being physiologically alert and mentally stimulated, often as a response to an emotion-evoking stimulus.

Internalization

The psychological process by which individuals adopt and integrate the beliefs, standards, or behaviors of others into their own personal value system.

Nonresponsive Arousal

A state where an individual exhibits physiological signs of arousal without responding to external stimuli or showing conscious awareness.