In Niesser's definition of cognitive psychology, "… sensory input is transformed…," means
a. passive registration of physical energies from the environment on the sensory receptors.
b. active construction involving both elaboration and reduction.
c. cross-modal matching (e.g., visually identifying an object based on feeling its shape).
d. All of these
B
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a. subjective validity b. predictive validity c. test-retest reliability d. split-half reliability
Fractional antedating goal response involves
a. a stimulus division when moving away from a goal. b. a stimulus which keeps a person moving toward goal attainment. c. responses which inhibit further movement toward a goal. d. responses which indicate that a goal has been reached.
What did speech pathologist Jacklyn Mason claim were some of the more common speech and language problems that she sees?
What will be an ideal response?
Dr. Sardonicus administers a test of self-esteem to her class during the first week in the semester. Three weeks later she administers the same test to the same group of test takers in the same setting. What can Dr. Sardonicus determine by correlating to two sets of scores?
A. validity B. internal reliability C. test-retest reliability D. convergent validity