Did you enjoy taking the SAT when you neared the end of high school? Perhaps you thought it was a waste of time. Maybe you'd be interested in reading some research that suggests people who score higher on the SAT
tend to earn better grades in college. The ability of this test to anticipate what will happen in the future is called __________ validity.
a. descriptive
b. predictive
c. external
d. anticipatory
Answer: B
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A perennial question for educational psychologists is, "Why do some students in a class succeed while others perform poorly?" According to the biopsychosocial model, which of the following is a possible explanation for this phenomenon?
A) biological differences in brain structures and chemistry B) social and cultural differences between students C) cognitive, emotional, and personality differences between students D) each student's biological makeup, social and cultural background, and their cognitive abilities, emotional state, and personality combine to make them different from any other student in the class
Which of the following is NOT true of quasi-experiments?
A) They provide researchers with complete control over all aspects of the independent variable(s). B) The presence of confounded variables can reduce internal validity. C) They can often be conducted when true experiments cannot. D) The external validity of quasi-experiments is often higher than that of true experiments.
In medieval Europe, a new form of infant abandonment was introduced, in which an infant or very young child was permanently "donated" to a monastery. This practice was known as
a. adoration b. oblation c. convocation d. absorption
Which of these is the best example of a dispositional cause of your behavior?
a. Being good, because the teacher is watching. b. Going to a party with a friend even though you don’t feel sociable. c. Becoming anxious when other people criticize your friend. d. Staying up all night studying, because you are a conscientious student.