A scale that measures what it is supposed to measure is ______.
A. reliable
B. valid
C. true
D. operational
Ans: B
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The Owlets Bullying Prevention program recommends interventions at several levels to reduce the incidence of bullying in schools. Which intervention would be described as a classroom-level component?
a. Form a bullying-prevention coordinating committee. b. Post and enforce school-wide rules against bullying. c. Ensure that all staff intervene on the spot when they observe bullying behaviors. d. Involve community members in the discussion of how to reduce bullying.
Which of the following statements about attention is not true?
A. High-contrast stimuli tend to attract attention. B. It is possible to divide attention between two ongoing tasks. C. The focus of attention is determined in part by motivation. D. There are no limitations on the capacity to divide attention.
Treisman's modified filter model of attention suggests that some information passes through, but only after it has been ranked in terms of ______.
A. importance B. definition C. difficulty D. currency
________ is the tendency of individuals to increase their liking for something that they have worked hard or suffered to attain
a. Confirmation bias b. Mental set c. Justification of effort d. Postdecision dissonance