A student confronts a professor and says, "You assigned Chapters 7 through 10 but nearly all of the items came from Chapter 7 . How can you evaluate whether we know anything about the other material we were supposed to read?" The student is challenging the test on the basis of
a. face validity.
b. content validity.
c. criterion validity.
d. construct validity.
b
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To determine whether a question belonged on the depression scale of the MMPI, what question did researchers ask?
a. Does this question relate to one of the major symptoms of depression? b. Do most psychiatrists think this is an appropriate question to measure depression? c. Do most people with depression think this is an appropriate question? d. Do people with depression answer the question differently from other people?
According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, the preoperational stage is characterized by the use of words and symbols to represent objects and relationships among them
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT true of the local theory of motivation?
a. it assumes that signals controlling hunger and thirst are produced by the brain b. it was based on Cannon and Washburn's experiments with swallowed balloons c. it assumes signals controlling hunger are produced in the peripheral organs of the body d. it has been shown to be inadequate to explain hunger and thirst
By itself, generalized arousal does not lead to aggression. More appropriately, generalized arousal seems to produce aggression when
A. a person displays an impulsive temperament. B. the situation contains a reason or opportunity for aggression. C. a person is frustrated. D. testosterone levels are higher than normal.