If a researcher designs a self-report measure that allows participants to provide accurate responses, the researcher is trying to encourage which of the following?
A. consistency
B. validity
C. reliability
D. honesty
Answer: B
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a. the evolutionary perspective. b. the humanistic perspective. c. the psychodynamic perspective. d. the behavioral perspective.
Visible light is
a. electromagnetic energy. c. biochemical energy. b. chemical energy. d. pressure/vacuum energy.
Jonas works for the local charity
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According to Rosemary Basson's model, many women do not separate
a. desire from arousal b. desire from plateau c. arousal from plateau d. plateau from the refractory period