Lucinda Established the Validity of Her Religiosity Measure by Making

question 14

Multiple Choice

Lucinda established the validity of her religiosity measure by making sure it corresponded with our common agreements and our individual mental images concerning her concept.She did this by checking with other people,particularly those familiar with religious issues.Which measure of validity did she use?

• A)face validity
• B)criterion-related validity
• C)construct validity
• D)split-half validity
• E)divergent validity

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Definitions:

Signal Detection Task

A psychological test that measures the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Signal Detection Task

A psychological experiment that measures the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

False Alarm

An event in which a warning or alert is given, but the anticipated threat or danger does not actually occur.

Signal Detection Task

A psychological test that measures the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns (signals) and random patterns that distract from the information (noise).