Chapter 5 pointed out that the SAT has a problem with validity. Why is this issue relevant for the psychology of women?
a. The SAT is not correlated with their grades in middle school.
b. The scores predict that women will score higher in math courses than in English courses, yet they actually score higher in English.
c. Women actually receive higher math grades than men do in college, yet their math SAT scores are lower.
d. The SAT math scores are valid, but the SAT verbal scores are not.
C
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In convergent thinking, one attempts to
a. utilize a hypothetic-deductive reasoning strategy to solve a problem. b. work from the very specific to the very general in solving a problem. c. narrow down a list of alternatives to solve a problem. d. involve a relevant schema in order to solve a problem.
Camara and Schneider suggested that the APA’s ethical principles of phycologists and their code of conduct
A) support using integrity tests for selecting new employees. B) support using integrity tests only for existing employees. C) fail to support the use of integrity tests. D) are neutral with regard to the use of integrity tests.
An event in the immediate environment that controls a behavior is referred to as:
a. a dependent variable b. a reactive variable c. a controlling variable d. an extraneous variable
When people modify their existing mental patterns to fit new requirements, they are exhibiting
a. assimilation. b. accommodation. c. egocentrism. d. conservation.