Matching -Reliability

question 45

Multiple Choice

Matching
-Reliability

• A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
• B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
• C) The art and science of helping adults learn
• D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
• E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
• F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
• G) The art and science of teaching children
• H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
• I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
• J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory proposing that people experience discomfort (dissonance) when their beliefs, knowledge, or behaviors are inconsistent, leading them to attempt to reduce the dissonance and restore harmony.

Social Identity Theory

Social Identity Theory explains how individuals derive part of their identity from the groups they belong to, influencing their behaviors and attitudes in intergroup contexts.

Cohesive

Characterized by unity and the tendency of a group or material to stick together.

Successive Stage Theory

A concept in development that suggests entities go through a series of distinct and chronological stages or phases as they evolve or progress.