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kellyjaisingh

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on: Jul 13, 2018
Gerald is developing a measure of shyness and he determines that students scoring high on the measure also score high for introversion on a well-known introversion-extraversion scale. The outcome best illustrates
 
  a. face validity.
  b. concurrent validity.
  c. predictive validity.
  d. discriminant validity.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a psychological experiment?
 
  a. it involves objective observation
  b. variables are manipulated in a highly controlled environment
   c. it always takes place in a laboratory
  d. one or more factors are varied while the rest are held constant


Leostella20

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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