To assess the validity of a college admissions test, a researcher will correlate the test scores with the students' first semester grade-point average. Which type of validity is the researcher investigating?

a. concurrent
b. discriminant
c. convergent
d. predictive


d

Psychology

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______ is a necessary part of the research process, because many behaviors can be defined in multiple ways, and the researcher needs to know what to measure from the individuals in the sample when they collect their data.

A. Operational definition B. Functional definition C. Operational analysis D. Functional analysis

Psychology

Leslie has eaten lunch and relaxes on the couch with a good book. At that moment in time, the ____ nervous system is stimulating her body to increase digestion and obtain more nutrients from the food she ate.?

a. ?central b. ?parasympathetic c. ?sympathetic d. ?somatic

Psychology

The resume that most takes advantage of such principles as primacy, priming, and short-term memory limits is the ______ resume

a. psychological b. chronological c. functional d. premordal

Psychology

An advantage of the Controlled Substances Act is that it contains provisions for adding and rescheduling drugs

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology