Reliability Is Necessary for Validity and Is Easier to Achieve

question 37

True/False

Reliability is necessary for validity and is easier to achieve than validity.

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Definitions:

Dr. Samuel George Morton

A 19th century physician and scientist known for his work in craniometry, often controversially associated with early theories of scientific racism.

Colonization

The process of establishing control over a foreign land and its people for the purpose of economic gain, cultural assimilation, or territorial expansion.

Slavery

A system in which individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom, and forced to perform labor or services.

Scapegoats

Individuals or groups unjustly blamed for problems or negative outcomes that they did not cause, often as a mechanism of deflecting responsibility.