A youngster is taking a test in a large room. The person giving the test is very careful that everyone takes the test under the same conditions. Everyone hears exactly the same instructions, and is given the same amount of time
It appears as though the test that the youngster is taking is
a. reliable.
b. standardized.
c. valid.
d. an intelligence test.
Answer: b. standardized.
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b. is more common following planned pregnancies than unplanned pregnancies. c. is a purely psychological phenomenon (i.e., has no physiological basis). d. risk may be reduced via breast-feeding.
You are required to write a paper on the usefulness of folk wisdom and proverbs in explaining human behavior. Which of these would be the best title for your paper?
a) "Difficult to Disprove" b) "Human Behavior Can't Be Explained" c) "Naturalistic Observations but Not Correlational Evidence" d) "Experimental Verification of Ancient Folk Wisdom and Proverbs"
_____ was an early pioneer in the field of mental health who advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill in England.
A) William Tuke B) Phillippe Pinel C) Eli Todd D) Henry Murray
Which of the following organic explanations has been offered to explain the fraternal birth-order effect?
a. The fraternal birth-order effect has no organic explanation. It is simply a trend that has not been shown to have any real evidence or relevance to the discussion of sexual orientation. b. The Y-chromosome activates a gene more forcefully in each consecutive male birth, which is why this order effect applies to male and not female babies. c. The rules of biology state that the only way for two boys to be born consecutively is if there is a genetic mutation. This mutation is thought to explain the fraternal birth-order effect. d. There is a defensive maternal immune response that is triggered by foreign substances produced by each additional male fetus, and this immune response increases with each additional male pregnancy.