The Ethnographic Research Method Is Most Suitable for Studying Child-Rearing

question 157

Multiple Choice

The ethnographic research method is most suitable for studying child-rearing practices

• A)within a particular culture or society.
• B)by identifying the thoughts of a particular child.
• C)by observing daycare children's lunchtime manners.
• D)by identifying why children act the way that they do.

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Definitions:

Discriminant Validity

The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining the extent to which scores on the measure are not related to scores on conceptually unrelated measures.

Internal Consistency

A measure of the reliability of a psychological test or survey, assessing if all items evaluate the same characteristic and produce similar scores.

Convergent Validity

The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining the extent to which scores on the measure are related to scores on other measures of the same construct or similar constructs.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.