Which one of the following is used to provide an index of the strength and direction of the linear relationship between the two sets of scores?
a. Coefficient alpha
b. Correlation
c. KR-20
d. Spearman Brown
b. Correlation
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Your friend is looking over your shoulder while you are reading in your abnormal psychology textbook about conduct disorders. Your friend says, "Conduct disorder just sounds like another term for juvenile delinquency." Is your friend correct or incorrect?
a. Correct: these two terms describe the same condition. b. Incorrect: people with conduct disorders do not usually break the law. c. Incorrect: conduct disorder is diagnosed in children, not adolescents. d. Incorrect: juvenile delinquency is a legal classification, not a psychological diagnosis.
A psychologist whose major interest focuses on how behavior changes as a function of age would probably be considered a
a. physiological psychologist. b. developmental psychologist. c. social psychologist. d. cognitive psychologist.
Diamond's research regarding the attachment drive and the sex drive indicates that ____
a. attachment can promote sexual desire, and sexual intimacy can promote attachment b. attachment can promote sexual desire, but sexual intimacy almost never promotes attachment c. attachment almost never promotes sexual desire, but sexual intimacy can promote attachment d. attachment almost never promotes sexual desire, and sexual intimacy almost never promotes attachment
Jeannette is taking a test designed to measure her overall level of physical fitness. The test measures Jeannette's weight and fat to muscle ratio, it asks a number of questions about her current lifestyle and personal habits, and it also assesses her aerobic function and stress response. In this case, it would appear that the test Jeannette is undergoing
a. has been well standardized b. has content validity c. will produce reliable results d. will have high predictive validity