When Using Psychological Measurement of a Dimension Such as Aggression,psychologists

question 63

Multiple Choice

When using psychological measurement of a dimension such as aggression,psychologists often base their measurements of people's aggressiveness on

• A) agreement among a number of observers regarding their ratings of behavior on an aggressiveness scale.
• B) consensus among researchers in the field of aggression as to the theoretical definition of aggression.
• C) consistency across operational definitions of aggression.
• D) availability of a precise measuring instrument, preferably based on a physiological response.

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