What Might Be the Benefit of Using Pre-Existing Questionnaires

question 14

Multiple Choice

What might be the benefit of using pre-existing questionnaires?

• A) If pre-existing questionnaires had been done correctly, those instruments have already had content validity.
• B) Using pre-existing questionnaires allows comparative studies.
• C) Using pre-existing questionnaires allows longitudinal comparisons.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Template Matching

A process in cognitive psychology where a perceived item or stimulus is compared to stored templates or patterns in the mind to recognize and identify it.

Personal Construct Theory

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Constructs

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