John creates a personality test that is supposed to measure extraversion. He finds that people have pretty consistent scores on the test, but it seems to be measuring openness to experience rather than extraversion. In psychometric terms, Johns test is _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Reliable, but not valid
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In Phillip Goldberg's study, participants judged the articles written by male authors to be of higher quality than those written by female authors. This finding implies that
a. gender-role stereotypes are harmless. b. gender-role stereotypes can create a self-fulfilling prophecy that promotes sex differences in career choice. c. gender-role stereotypes are accurate. d. gender-role stereotypes influence writing ability.
A career center is a process that capitalizes on multiple approaches to personnel selection by combining personality, cognitive, and sometimes physical ability tests
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What is the proposition that new attitudes override old attitudes?
A. model of dual attitudes B. implicit attitudes C. explicit attitudes D. uni-valenced decisions