In Validating an Inventory Measure of Need to Achieve, a Researcher

question 9

Multiple Choice

In validating an inventory measure of need to achieve, a researcher correlated the scores from the inventory with a projective technique known to measure need to achieve.This is an example of

• A) content evidence.
• B) external evidence.
• C) convergent evidence.
• D) divergent evidence.

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Definitions:

Statistically Significant

Indicating that a result from data analysis is not likely to occur by chance alone, according to a pre-determined significance level, and suggests true effects or differences.

Infinity

A concept in mathematics denoting something without any limit, often represented by the symbol ∞.

Linear Relationship

Relationship between variables appropriately represented by a straight line.

Yerkes-Dodson Law

A theory suggesting that there is an optimal level of arousal for the best performance on any task; too little or too much arousal can impair performance.