In IQ testing, what is predictive validity?
a. the degree to which test scores accurately forecast future behavior or performance b. the degree to which test scores measure what they purport to measure
c. the consistency of test scores over time
d. the consistency of test scores across different forms of the test
e. the comparison of an individual's scores with those of the general population
a
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a. People in some countries understand their unconscious motives better than others. b. Emotional stability varies in some cultures but not in others. c. People in each country rate themselves compared to people they know. d. Cultures vary genetically as well as socially.
Pyrogens influence fever by which of the following mechanisms of action?
A. inhibiting the activity of temperature-insensitive neurons B. increasing the activity of cold-sensitive neurons C. reducing the activity of warm-sensitive neurons D. increasing the activity of warm-sensitive neurons
A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the ______ method
a. longitudinal c. cross-sectional b. correlational d. biographical study
Which of the following is defined as a forebrain structure that receives information from the senses and relays it to the cerebral cortex for processing?
A. The pons B. The hippocampus C. The thalamus D. The insula