DrValencia Is Considering Conducting a Study Examining Whether Narcissistic People

question 49

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Dr.Valencia is considering conducting a study examining whether narcissistic people have poorer social interactions than those who are not narcissistic.One of her first tasks is to determine which of her participants are narcissistic and which are not.She decides to use the scale created by a colleague,the Mayo scale.Question 1 reads,"I tend not to think about other people as much as I think about myself." Question 2 reads,"I do not have a high opinion of myself." Question 3 reads,"I think other people think I am really special."

-Dr.Valencia is concerned whether her measure will really measure narcissism or if it will measure some other related concept.She is concerned about the scale's ________.

• A)Operational definition
• B)Validity
• C)Reliability
• D)Convenience

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Definitions:

Empirical Data

Information obtained through observation, experimentation, or experience, rather than through theory or pure logic.

Content Validity

Measures the extent to which a test or tool assesses all the important aspects of a specific concept or domain it’s supposed to measure.

Actual Work Samples

Physical or digital examples of work that someone has completed, used typically to demonstrate skills or quality of work.

Personality Tests

Assessments used to measure individuals' character traits, behaviors, and tendencies, often used in employment and psychological contexts.