A psychologist wants to assess the construct validity of a new test. He can do so by showing that ____
a. scores at Time 1 predict behavior at Time 2
b. all portions of the test produce similar results
c. the test results for a group correlate with related measures of a phenomenon
d. scores on the test are consistent over time
c
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sensorimotor thought. preoperational thought. concrete operational thought. formal operational thought.
Jessica asked each of 21 children in a kindergarten classroom to explain where rain comes from. She asked the same set of follow-up questions to each participant. This is an example of a
A) field experiment. B) naturalistic observation. C) structured interview. D) structured observation.
A person's sense of being a boy or a girl-or a man or a woman-is known as the person's gender __________.
A. stereotype B. development C. role D. identity
In the classic study Alameda County study (Berkman & Syme, 1979), almost 7,000 people were asked about their social and community ties, and their death rate was tracked over 9 years. Results showed that those with fewer social and community ties were more likely to die during this period than were people with many such ties. This is an example of a(n) ______.
A. replication study B. cross-sectional study C. longitudinal study D. meta-analysis