Which of the Following Statements About Middle-Aged Children and Their

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about middle-aged children and their aging parents is true?

• A) Men are typically more involved than women with their aging parents.
• B) Conflict-ridden parent-child ties typically become more positive.
• C) The tradition of Asian family coresidence is declining in the United States.
• D) The more positive the history of the parent-child tie, the less help is given and received.

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Definitions:

Interjudge Agreement

The degree to which two or more people making judgments about the same person provide the same description of that person’s personality.

Behavioral Prediction

The degree to which a judgment or measurement can predict the behavior of the person in question.

Internal Consistency

A measure of how well the items on a test measure the same construct or concept, indicating the reliability of the scale.

Predictive Validity

The degree to which one measure can be used to predict another.