Imagine that you want to develop a test to measure depression. you gather a set of 100 potential test items and ask a sample of people diagnosed with clinical depression and a sample of nondepressed people to respond to the items. for your final version of the test, you decide to keep only the 15 items that the depressed and nondepressed groups answered differently. you are using a(n) method of test construction.

Which of the following statements describes the nature of "stigma" as it relates to welfare? a) society values individual characteristics such as self-reliance and a willingness to work hard, welfare recipients are seen as dependent and lazy. b) social welfare hs been polarized as a "moral category", and its related policy includes treating the poor in a dignified manner, as to highlight the responsible nature of the welfare recipents. c) the norm of reciprocity explains the societal obligation to make some return for the things received, welfare recipents are stigmatized because they are able to be seen as making appropiate contributions for the benefits they incur. d) the capitalistic nature of u.s. society stresses that those who work hard and have the ability will be rewarded with success, welfare recipients are equal to those who do not receive welfare because both groups of people deserve the benefits of success.

Which of these was not a component of the american system? a) protective tariff b) internal improvements c) universal manhood suffrage eliminate d) the 2nd bank of the united states

What does the creature say is the reason for his bloodthirsty, fiendish behavior?