When Hoshi takes a personality test, she is told that the resulting score is compared to norms; that is, the test:
a. measures what it is designed to measure.
b. results are compared to established standards of performance.
c. produces the same results from one time to the next.
d. predicts other criteria of the personality trait in question.
Answer: b
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a. "I saw an apple.". b. "I saw a cat.". c. "I'm not sure what I saw; it looked like an apple with ears.". d. "I didn't see anything.".
Carl has visual neglect. First the researcher shows him a picture of a normal car and then a picture of a car that is normal on the right side but is wrecked on the left side. When asked to choose which car would be a better purchase, Carl is likely to say:
a. "Either one, because they are both the same.". b. "Neither one, because they are both wrecked.". c. "The first one, because the second one is wrecked.". d. "The first one, even though they are both the same.".
The learning perspective suggests that the most important factors in determining our ability to identify a percept are
a. time, weather, and day of the week. b. our eyes, our ears, and our brain. c. the object, its environment, and the presence of distractors. d. the laws of continuity, similarity, and proximity. e. context, expectation, and perceptual sets.
By age 6, the child's brain is 50% of its adult size
Indicate whether the statement is true or false