Nonmarital Sex for the Young in Our Culture Is Often

question 24

Multiple Choice

Nonmarital sex for the young in our culture is often poor quality because:

• A) it is met with parental disapproval.
• B) it typically ends with an unwanted pregnancy.
• C) of the environment and sexual ignorance.
• D) it makes later sexual experiences seem worse in comparison.

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Definitions:

Criterion Validity

The extent to which a measure is correlated with, or predictive of, an outcome of interest, often assessed through correlations with other known indicators.

Divergent Validity

A measure of validity that ensures an assessment does not strongly correlate with tests from unrelated constructs, thus proving its specificity.

Operational Definition

Definition of a concept that specifies the method used to measure or manipulate the concept.

Reactive Validity

The extent to which the act of measuring influences the measurement or behavior being observed.