Validity Is the Extent to Which Differences in Observed Scale

question 88

True/False

Validity is the extent to which differences in observed scale scores reflect true differences among objects on the characteristic being measured,rather than systematic or random errors.

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Definitions:

Impaired Social Interaction

Difficulty or inability to engage effectively in social exchange or perform within the expected norms of social conduct.

Nonverbal Cues

Body language and other physical behaviors used to convey messages or emotions without the use of words.

Nuclear Family

A family unit consisting of two parents and their children living together as a single household.

Adopted Children

Children who have been legally taken into a family different from their birth family, to be raised as a member of the adoptive family.