Your Friend Alanna Says That When Examining Validity, You Always

question 62

Multiple Choice

Your friend Alanna says that when examining validity, you always want to see positive correlations. Why is she wrong?

• A)Both the strength and the direction of a correlation matter when examining validity.
• B)The strength of a correlation matters, but the direction of a correlation does not matter.
• C)Negative correlations are desirable when examining validity.
• D)Correlations are not used to examine validity.

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth.

Developmental Task

A challenge or responsibility that is typical at a certain age or stage of personal growth, which contributes to the development of an individual.

Gender-Appropriate Behavior

Actions and attitudes that society considers suitable for a person based on their gender.

Identification

In psychoanalytic theory, taking on the values and worldview of another person (e.g., a parent).