Discriminant Validity Is Another Way of Expressing Internal Consistency

question 75

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Discriminant validity is another way of expressing internal consistency.

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Definitions:

Stressful Demands

Situations or events that require significant mental or physical effort to deal with, often leading to stress.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A model describing the body's stress response in three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion, proposed by Hans Selye.

Panic Attacks

Sudden periods of intense fear or discomfort, where four (or more) symptoms develop abruptly and peak rapidly.

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Selye’s term for the common effects of stressful demands on the body, consisting of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.