Dr. Leno is a researcher who wishes to measure children's creativity levels. To do this, he asks children how many imaginary friends they have and considers this to be a measure of their creativity. A second researcher, Dr. Letterman, disagrees that this is a measure of creativity and instead believes that the number of imaginary friends a child has is an indicator of level of mental disturbance. Dr. Letterman believes Dr. Leno's measure of creativity has a problem with its

a. validity
b. structure observation
c. reliability
d. interrate agreement

Answer: a. validity

Psychology

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Six-year-old Nafiz is giving testimony about domestic violence he witnessed. Which of the following techniques is most likely to result in response consistency and accuracy in his testimony?

A) The prosecutor interrupts Nafiz's denials about certain events. B) The prosecutor suggests incorrect "facts" about what actually occurred. C) The prosecutor uses a nonconfrontational questioning style. D) The prosecutor reinforces Nafiz for giving the desired answers.

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