True or False: Pearson’s r is usually higher for tests of convergent construct validity than for tests of reliability.
a. True
b. False
Ans: B
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a. internally reliable b. internally valid c. externally valid d. externally reliable
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a. sound learning. b. word meaning. c. classical conditioning. d. creating memories that have strong emotional associations. e. taste learning.
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A) A wish to punish others and make them feel pain, too B) A loss of control and sense of helplessness C) Cognitive changes brought on by the stress of the situation D) Interactions between medications
The MOST important similarity among the personality disorders listed in the text is that:
A) disorders of thought, perception, and attention are present. B) the personality traits are limited to discrete periods of illness. C) they are inflexible, maladaptive, and related to impaired functioning or distress. D) they are social in that they involve an inability to form lasting relationships with other people.