Which of the Following Public Policy Approaches Might Result from a View

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following public policy approaches might result from a view that hard work does not necessarily pay off?

• A)support for privatization of Social Security
• B)an increase in the interest on student loans
• C)an expansion of job training programs
• D)reductions in the food stamp program

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Definitions:

Content Validity

The extent to which a test measures all aspects of the concept it intends to measure.

Face Validity

The extent to which a test or measure appears to be valid on the surface, based on subjective judgment.

Concurrent Validity

The degree to which the results of a particular test correlate with those of a previously established test or measure, assessed at the same time.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a measure does not correlate with other variables from which it is theoretically supposed to differ.