The _______________ of a measure refers to whether it actually measures what researchers think it measures
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
validity
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A. humanistic B. psychoanalytic C. behavioral D. cross-cultural
The "suicide physician" in Michigan who assisted with individual deaths in the 1990s was
a. Michael DeBakey. b. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. c. Earl Grollman. d. Jack Kevorkian. e. none of the above.
Of the following summary statements of the theories of motivation presented in the textbook, which one is incorrect?
A. Instinct theory explains the behavior of humans B. Pleasure can motivate us C. We can use the incentive theory to explain behavior done to obtain some external reward D. Self-determination theory says that we can experience either autonomous or controlled motivation
Terranceis watching the Olympics at his home in Montreal, Quebec. Whenever his country wins an event, Terrance boasts about the skills and talents of the Canadian athletes. Whenever another country wins an event, he claims that the athletes of that country "got lucky." Terrance is demonstrating
A. the actor-observer effect. B. how people tend to attribute the behaviors of ingroups and outgroups differently. C. an illusory correlation between the teams' skills and their nationality. D. how reference groups can be compared based on schemas.