One way to improve the validity of rating scales as measuring instruments is to

a. increase the number of points on each scale.
b. base the scale on carefully standardized situations.
c. have behaviorally anchored points on the scale.
d. have norms based on large, representative samples.


C

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Complete the following sequence of events: Acquisition, Extinction, Rest, Presentation of CS,

a. contingency b. spontaneous recovery c. satiation d. re-extinction

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An evaluation instrument is reliable if

A. two evaluators' ratings of a single teacher are consistent. B. ratings of several teachers by one evaluator are consistent. C. teachers are involved in developing the evaluation instrument. D. the person who developed the instrument was an expert in measurement.

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First exposure to American culture often comes through ______.

a. schools b. church c. family d. workforce

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An argument that makes a comparison that involves exaggeration or in other ways does not fit the situation is called

a. a false analogy. b. pseudo-science. c. a Catch 22. d. a logical fallacy. e. an invalid assumption.

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