| validation therapy |
A communication technique used for patients with moderate to late dementia in which the caregiver makes statements to the patient that demonstrate respect for the patient's feelings and beliefs. This method helps prevent argum
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| validation, consensual |
The process of testing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors with other human beings. The desired outcome is acknowledgment of similar viewpoints and feelings.
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| validity |
The extent to which a test measures the skills it sets out to measure and the extent to which inferences and actions made on the basis of test scores are appropriate and accurate.
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An argument is valid iff the truth of all its premises would serve to guarantee the truth of its conclusion. (Alternative definition: iff there is no possible situation in which the premises are all true and the conclusion false.)
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Term of appraisal applying to arguments. An argument is valid if the truth of the premise(s) really does warrant us in asserting the truth of the conclusion. In philosophy, avoid using
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