Multiple Choice
In order to determine if his uncle is a psychopath,Jerry interviews his uncle,who has a long criminal record.He compares the interview with other corroborating information (e.g.police reports,interviews with other family members and friends,etc) ,and applies the information to the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (a well-known 20-item scale for measuring psychopathy developed by a criminologist) .In using a scale to determine whether his uncle is a psychopath,Jerry is studying ____________.
A) direct observables
B) indirect observables
C) constructs
D) concepts
E) conceptualization
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