Suppose that a test claims to measure "cleverness" in preschoolers. If the cleverest children earn the highest scores on the test, then the test is strong on
a. temporal stability.
b. interrater reliability.
c. validity.
d. benefits-to-risk ratio.
C
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Whenever Lisa's aunts visit, they kiss her on the cheek. Lisa hates this and eventually learns that they will not kiss her if she is coughing. Now whenever her aunts enter her home, she pretends to cough. This is an example of
A. avoidance conditioning. B. escape conditioning. C. latent learning. D. punishment.
Why can psychology be described as a science?
a) Psychologists conduct research in laboratories. b) Psychologists conduct research on humans and animals. c) Psychologists use methods such as introspection and psychoanalysis. d) Psychologists uncover the causes of events by systematically collecting empirical evidence.
What are four ways behavior can be modified using the principles of operant conditioning?
What will be an ideal response?
If the same coin is flipped twice, coming up heads on the first flip has no effect on the probability of it coming up heads on the second flip. This means the two events are ______.
a. mutually exclusive b. dependent c. independent d. randomized