When a High School Counselor Is Asked to Determine the Ability

question 12

Multiple Choice

When a high school counselor is asked to determine the ability of the SAT-verbal test to estimate freshman grade-point average at various liberal arts colleges,this is an example of:

• A)face validity.
• B)predictive validity.
• C)construct validity.
• D)discriminant validity.
• E)test-retest validity.

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Definitions:

Subsequent Episodes

Later occurrences or episodes of a condition or illness that happen after the initial episode.

Prevalence

The proportion of a population found to have a particular condition at a specific time.

Mania

A state of abnormally elevated arousal, mood, or energy levels, often associated with bipolar disorder.

Monoamines

Neurotransmitters, including catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) and serotonin, that have been implicated in the mood disorders.