Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding the Assessment

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding the assessment of measurement validity?

• A) Subjective evaluation of operational definitions has no place in social science.
• B) Face validity is an adequate means of assessing the validity of most operational definitions.
• C) Criterion-related validity is the most common method of validity assessment in sociological research.
• D) Construct validity depends on an accumulation of research evidence rather than a single prediction.

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

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Weak Superego

A condition in which the part of a person's mind that checks impulses, commonly associated with moral guidance, is not strong or well-developed.

Inferiority Complex

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