When Haylee takes a personality test, the researcher gives her detailed instructions and plenty of time to complete it. But Tyler takes the same test and is given only vague instructions and a limited amount of time This procedural difference shows that the test lacks:
a. validity.
b. standardization.
c. reliability.
d. variability.
Answer: b
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a. Predicting future events b. Increasing muscular strength c. Recovering repressed memories from early childhood d. Relieving pain without anesthesia
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a. The likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) might be reduced b. The likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) might be increased. c. The likelihood of developing panic disorder would be increased. d. The likelihood of developing obsessive-compulsive disorder would be reduced.
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a. Geena who is 25 b. Lori who is 30 c. Halie who is 33 d. Lila who is 45
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A) better at correctly inferring other's motives and intentions. B) less resistant to misleading questions. C) less likely to give detailed narrative accounts. D) less able to recall recent events accurately.