A Researcher Develops a Questionnaire to Assess the Personality Trait

question 159

Multiple Choice

A researcher develops a questionnaire to assess the personality trait of impulsivity among adults. In a journal article, she presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice, 2 months apart. When you look at the sample questionnaire items she included in the article, though, it seems that they relate more to whether a person is sociable, outgoing, and fun than to whether an individual is impulsive. You are questioning the __________ of the researcher's questionnaire.

• A)objectivity
• B)reliability
• C)external validity
• D)construct validity

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Definitions:

Overall Outcome

The final result or effect of a series of actions or events, regarded in a comprehensive or general way.

Responding Empathically

The action of understanding, sensing, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another person, with the aim of providing support and understanding.

Think With

A collaborative approach used in therapy and counseling where the therapist and client jointly explore thoughts and solutions.

Outthink

To surpass in thinking; devising a solution or strategy that is more clever or effective than that of others.