The Active Ingredients in Cough Remedies Are Termed

question 22

Multiple Choice

The active ingredients in cough remedies are termed

• A) antitussives
• B) suppressants
• C) antiemetics
• D) surfactants

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Definitions:

Convergent Validity

A type of validity that assesses whether measures that should be related, based on the study hypotheses, are actually related.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a test or measure differentiates between distinct groups or constructs, showing it is not correlating too highly with measures from different constructs.

Split-half Reliability

A measure of consistency where a test is divided into two parts and an individual's scores on both halves are compared.

Test-retest Reliability

A measure of the consistency of a psychological test or assessment tool across time, assessing the stability of test scores on repeated applications.