Using self-reports is a special case of using tasks to measure children's behavior. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of self-reports
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points:
• Strengths:
o Can lead directly to information on the topic of interest
o Relatively convenient (especially when administered to groups of children or adolescents)
• Weakness:
o Children's answers are sometimes inaccurate due to response bias and/or accurate memories
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A) reliable. B) objective. C) scientifically accurate. D) None of the above.
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A) a concrete number of possible actions a person can take B) the sample space containing all possible outcomes C) a decision maker's "conception of the acts, outcomes and contingencies associated with a particular choice" D) a highly skilled form of decision making E) a decision maker's "awareness of the various probabilities associated with all possible outcomes"