Understanding Validity in Everyday Language and Legal Terminology
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What does validity mean in everyday language?

  • Being executed with proper formalities
  • Being logical and deductive
  • Being acceptable and weak
  • Being well grounded on principles or evidence (correct)
  • In legal terminology, what makes something valid according to lawyers?

  • Logical deduction
  • Proper execution with formalities (correct)
  • Acceptable judgment
  • Meaningful content
  • How is validity discussed in psychological assessment?

  • Judgment of usefulness for a particular purpose (correct)
  • Phrased in terms of deductive reasoning
  • Acceptable or weak terms used for judgment
  • Based on logical inferences
  • What is the main focus of validity when applied to a test?

    <p>Measurement of what the test purports to measure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are judgments of test validity often expressed?

    <p>&quot;Acceptable&quot; or &quot;weak&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the judgment of an instrument's validity?

    <p>Judgment of usefulness for a specific purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of a test score is validity concerned with?

    <p>Meaningfulness and veracity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do people make judgments regarding validity in various contexts?

    <p>&quot;Meaningful&quot; and &quot;veracious&quot; evidence assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a judgment of validity entail for a test score?

    <p>&quot;Meaningfulness&quot; and &quot;veracity&quot; assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is validity in legal terminology different from that in psychological assessment?

    <p>Centered on meaningfulness and veracity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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