According to the Text, Academic Disagreements About Definitions of Terms

question 7

Multiple Choice

According to the text, academic disagreements about definitions of terms like "war" and "security" matter because

• A) warriors need to know why they risk death in the name of the state.
• B) scholars often make policy recommendations to politicians.
• C) students must have clear-cut answers to highly technical problems.
• D) various scholarly journals differ with regards to their definitions.

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Definitions:

Barnum Effect

The tendency for people to believe vague, positive statements about themselves.

Intercoder Reliability

Occurs when people coding stories or written material agree, using a set of rules, that it meets certain criteria.

Test-Retest Reliability

The consistency of a measure or test over time when administered to the same individuals on two occasions.

Test-Retest Correlation

A measure of the consistency of a psychological test or assessment over time by administering the same test to the same individuals on two different occasions.