In Order to Determine If His Uncle Is a Psychopath,Jerry

question 84

Multiple Choice

In order to determine if his uncle is a psychopath,Jerry interviews his uncle,who has a long criminal record.He compares the interview with other corroborating information (e.g.police reports,interviews with other family members and friends,etc) ,and applies the information to the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (a well-known 20-item scale for measuring psychopathy developed by a criminologist) .In using a scale to determine whether his uncle is a psychopath,Jerry is studying ____________.

• A)direct observables
• B)indirect observables
• C)constructs
• D)concepts
• E)conceptualization