Author Question: Research has shown that the Beck Depression Inventory is useful cross-culturally in diagnosing ... (Read 131 times)

fnuegbu · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Research has shown that the Beck Depression Inventory is useful cross-culturally in diagnosing depression when used with Mexicans living in the United States, with Portuguese people, with German speakers, and with Arab Students in Kuwait.

Thus, we can conclude from the research that the Beck Depression Inventory shows

a. test-retest reliability.
b. good mundane reality.
c. a low level of causal ambiguity.
d. good construct validity.

Question 2

When researchers derive research hypotheses from a theory, they use

a. induction
b. operational definitions
c. empiricism
d. deduction
e. verification