______ refers to the degree to which a study provides information about behavior that exists outside of the study.
A. External validity
B. Internal validity
C. Construct validity
D. External veracity
Answer: A
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A. proximodistal B. hierarchical integration C. independence of systems D. cephalocaudal
At a treatment planning conference, a psychologist is describing a new client who has been diagnosed with a personality disorder. The psychologist is emphasizing the ego-syntonic nature of the client's problems because
a. treatment will have to focus on the client's weak ego. b. the client might not be motivated for treatment. c. the client is an excellent candidate for treatment. d. the problems are psychotic in nature.
Sympathetic is to ____ as parasympathetic is to ____.
A. arousal; relaxation B. relaxation; arousal C. intellectual; emotional D. mind; body
Alicia has an active imagination and a strong intellectual curiosity. She likes new ideas and unconventional ways of looking at problems. Alicia is probably high in
A. agreeableness. B. neuroticism. C. conscientiousness. D. openness.