Validity in a Personality Measure Refers to

question 56

Multiple Choice

Validity in a personality measure refers to

• A) how consistently the measure will garner the same results each time it is used.
• B) how many times the measure must be applied in order to receive adequate results.
• C) how important the measure is to other things that are important.
• D) how often the measure obtains the results that were expected.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.