RESEARCH STUDY 5.4 Dr. Li Is Interested in Creating a Measurement of Religiosity

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RESEARCH STUDY 5.4
Dr. Li is interested in creating a measurement of religiosity. According to the dictionary, religiosity is "the quality of being religious; piety; devoutness." He creates a measure comprising 10 statements. People respond to each statement using the following scale (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 5 = strongly agree). Some of the statements are below.
Statement 1: "I believe in a religion."
Statement 2: "Part of who I am stems from my religious beliefs."
Statement 3: "I believe that religion is unnecessary."
-Refer to Research Study 5.4 above to answer the following question.
Given the above situation,explain the difference between predictive validity,convergent validity,and discriminant validity.Why is each one important?

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Definitions:

Latency

A period of inactivity or delay before a process or response initiates following a stimulus.

Imperative

Something that is required or absolutely necessary; a principle or command that needs to be followed.

Functional Unity

The concept that all aspects of a society or system work together in an interrelated manner to ensure stability and continuity.

Robert Merton

An influential American sociologist known for developing theories on social structure, anomie, and for the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, among other contributions to sociology.