A community psychologist decides to study domestic violence among various refugee populations in the United States. The researcher chooses a measure of domestic violence often used in the United States. The researcher decides that this measure is fine since all of the refugees (the target population) now live in the United States. The error that the community psychologist makes is known as the:
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Extension bias |
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Measure bias |
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Assumption of diverse settings |
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Assumption of methodological equivalence |
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The correct answer is B.
In this case, measure bias will take place. Measure bias takes place a researcher is biased about the measures that he use to measure what the test intended to measure. This bias leads to faulty test scores.
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