If an Index Fails to Predict Strongly the External Validation

question 18

Multiple Choice

If an index fails to predict strongly the external validation items,then

• A)the index does not adequately measure the variable in question.
• B)the validation items do not adequately measure the variable.
• C)either the index does not adequately measure the variable in question OR the validation items do not adequately measure the variable.
• D)the index does not adequately measure the variable in question AND the validation items do not adequately measure the variable.
• E)you should attempt to use the index anyway to see what will happen.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.