In the 21st Century,a Study Released Findings to the Public

question 38

True/False

In the 21st century,a study released findings to the public that increasing rates of autism were related to vaccinations.This study caused a moral panic across the world as medical professionals and parents sought to determine if this relationship was true.This study was later discovered to have elements of scientific misconduct.The fact that this deviance was discovered supports Ben-Yehuda's theory on examining science for deviance.

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Definitions:

Convergent Validity

A measure of the degree to which two different assessments of the same concept are correlated, indicating the validity of the constructs.

Face Validity

The extent to which a test appears to measure what it's supposed to measure, making it seem valid at face value.

Concurrent Validity

Concurrent validity is the extent to which test scores or measurements are correlated with other measures or outcomes that are theoretically related and taken at the same time.

Predictive Validity

How well a result from a test or scale forecasts subsequent performance in a connected area.