Criterion Validity Can Be Established When the Scores Obtained on One

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Essay

Criterion validity can be established when the scores obtained on one measure can be accurately compared to those obtained with a more direct or already validated measure of the same phenomenon. Provide two examples of additional measure that you feel could be used to valid findings on self-reported criminal activity.

Explain the significance of defense mechanisms in disguising threatening impulses and reducing anxiety.

Identify the implications of Freudian slips and their relationship to the unconscious mind.

Understand the geopolitical and territorial changes resulting from the French and Indian War and their impacts on colonial land ownership and relations with Indigenous peoples.

Identify and describe the economic strategies and products that were critical to American colonial exports in the 18th century.

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy where resources are distributed according to consumer preferences in a way that maximizes overall welfare.

Productive Efficiency

A situation in which an economy or a production process can no longer produce more of one good without sacrificing the production of another good and occurs at any point on the production possibility frontier.

Product Variety

The range of different products or services offered by a company or available in a market.

Benefits

Advantages or positive outcomes that result from actions, policies, or products.