The Report Issued About the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Showed

question 111

Multiple Choice

The report issued about the space shuttle Columbia disaster showed a culture at NASA that did not listen when small safety issues were raised.Each issue by itself might not have caused the disaster.However,this example illustrates

• A)organizational complexity.
• B)how changing conditions are influenced by innovation.
• C)why control is necessary to reduce the accumulation of errors.
• D)how control helps organizations respond to changing standards.
• E)how organizations cope with multiple control standards.

Identify the four scales of measurement and their characteristics.

Recognize the relevance of convergent and discriminant validity in measuring constructs.

Understand the application of content and face validity in research contexts.

Differentiate between concurrent, predictive, and discriminant validity.

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Definitions:

IQ

A measure of a person's reasoning ability compared to the statistical norm or average for their age, taken to be an indicator of intelligence.

Mental Age

A concept used to describe a person's intellectual capability relative to their chronological age.

Terman

Lewis M. Terman, an American psychologist best known for his revision of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales and research in intelligence testing.

Charles Spearman

A British psychologist who is best known for his work in statistics and psychology, particularly for his theory regarding the existence of a general intelligence factor, "g."