An assessment tool that actually measures the construct it is intended to measure can be considered ____
a. reliable
b. valid
c. standardized
d. effective
b
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Carver, which of the following would be an example of "acceptance" coping?
a. "I've been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation I'm in." b. "I've been giving up trying to deal with it." c. "I've been learning to live with it." d. "I've been saying to myself, ‘This isn't real.'"
During adolescent growth spurt, boys and girls grow differently in form and shape. In this context, identify a true statement about girls.
A. Unlike a boy's legs, a girl's legs become longer relative to her trunk. B. Unlike a boy's forearms, a girl's forearms become longer relative to her upper arms. C. Layers of fat accumulate under girls' skin. D. Fat accumulates twice as rapidly in boys as in girls.
At the political convention, the people are crowded together on the convention floor. Although the large group is a mixture of different gender, ages, and races with many different outfits, you easily group these people together based on the sign being held up in the middle of each group that bears their state's name. Your grouping was the result of which perceptual principle?
a. contiguity b. common region c. figure-ground d. continuation