Generally speaking, pseudoscience is "nonscience posing as science."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Which term describes the ability of a stimulus to encourage some responses and discourage others?
a. Stimulus control b. Stimulus generalization c. Negative reinforcement d. Dishabituation
Brenda is developing a test to identify children who are likely to become "school refusers" (i.e., they refuse to attend school). She administers her test to a large number of elementary school children and then tracks the children's attendance to determine who actually becomes a school refuser. Brenda is assessing ____
a. content validity b. predictive validity c. factor structure d. consequential validity
A way to control for order effects in a within-subjects experiment is to use ____
a. matching b. randomization c. holding order constant d. counterbalancing
Psychological escape from frustration is an example of
a. circumvention. b. ineffective problem-focused coping. c. ineffective emotion-focused coping. d. displaced aggression.