The extent to which a test allows prediction of success on the job or in school,
allows prediction of other test scores that should be related, and the extent to which it
makes sense in a network of other measures is called
(a) reliability
(b) predictive validity
(c) construct validity
(d) a measure of uniqueness of the whole person
(e) all of these
C
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At what level of moral development are the rules and standards of society internalized and held as one's own?
a. Preconventional b. Conventional c. Postconventional d. Unconventional
Karl wants to get straight As in school because his parents have promised to buy him a new car if he does so. This is an illustration of the __________ of motivation.
A. incentive theory B. arousal theory C. drive reduction theory D. instinct doctrine
One critique of Kohlberg's theory is that it largely ignores an ethical/moral system based on:
a. caring for others. b. concepts of justness. c. concepts of fairness for all. d. the norms of most citizens.
Which of the following statements about relationships with adult children in late adulthood is true?
A) Child-to-parent help declines, whereas parent-to-child assistance stays the same. B) Quantity rather than quality of interaction affects older adults' life satisfaction. C) Warm bonds with adult children reduce the negative impact of losses on psychological well-being. D) Older adults in their sixties and seventies are more likely to be recipients than providers of help.