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  WHAT IS VALIDITY IN A RESEARCH OR TEST The concept of validity became formulated by means of Kelly (1927, p. 14) who stated that a check is valid if it measures what it claims to degree. For instance a take a look at of intelligence must degree intelligence and no longer something else   Validity refers to whether or not a test measures whatever it is intended to measure.   TYPES OF VALIDITY   We will discuss different types of validity   1 Face validity     Refers to whether a scale “seems” to measure what it is supposed to measure. This is, do the questions appear to be logically related to topic to be observed. For example, a personality scale that measures emotional intelligence ought to have questions about self-attention and empathy. It needs to not have questions about math or chemistry.   2 Content Validity   Content validity refers to whether a check or scale is measuring all the additives of a given construct. As an example, if there are fi

MULTIPLE SCLEROSISES,

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                                   Multiple sclerosis   (MS) is a certainly disabling disorder of the brain and spinal cord . In MS, the immune gadget assaults the protective sheath (myelin ) that covers nerve fibers and reasons make  troubles among  brain and the relaxation of your body. Subsequently, the ailment can purpose the nerves themselves to become worse or turn out to be permanently broken. Signs Signs and symptoms of MS range broadly and rely on the amount of nerve damage and which nerves are affected. Some humans with excessive MS can also lose the capability to walk independently or in any respect, while others may enjoy lengthy periods of remission without any new signs. There’s no therapy for more than one sclerosis. But, treatments can assist pace recovery from attacks, regulate the course of the disorder and manage signs.   Multiple sclerosis symptoms may also fluctuate substantially from individual to man or woman and over the path of the sickness relyin

INTERVIEW TYPES OF INTERVIEW THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

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  INTERVIEW  Discussion that's directed in which a clinician, employer, experimenter or (the canvasser) intends to evoke specific information from an individual for exploration and the purposes of decided already.  INTERVIEW" Interview is a set of questions of unshaped, varying material introduced by the Pollee   TYPES OF INTERVIEWS   Structured Interview  This is also known as a formal interview (like a job interview).  The questions are asked in a set/ standardized order and the canvasser won't diverge from the interview schedule or inquiry beyond the answers entered ( so they aren't flexible).  These are grounded on structured, close concluded questions.     Strengths  1. Structured interviews are easy to replicate as a fixed set of unrestricted questions are used, which are easy to quantify – this means it's easy to test trust ability \Validity.  2. Structured interviews are fairly quick to conduct which means that numerous interviews can take place within a sh

nature, history and application of psychology,different fields of psychology

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                                      NATURE AND APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGY  Psychology is the science of the mind and behavior. The word "psychology" comes from the Greek word psyche meaning "breath, spirit, soul", and the Greek word logia meaning the study of something. Definition           Psychology is a scientific study of human mind and behavior. The founder of psychology, William Wundt, In    1879 established first lab in Leipzig in Germany. In this field a practitioner or researcher is called psychology. Psychology is the scientific study and practical application of observable behavior and mental processes of organisms. Psychology differs from other social sciences such as: Sociology, History, or Economics, because psychology specifically deals with the study of an individual. The other social sciences will study groups, or history. The symbol for psychology is the Greek letter “psi” (Ø). The subject matter of psychology is, affect, behavior, and