In an empirical approach to the measure of intelligence

a. test items are selected on the basis of their correlations with measures of success in school.
b. test items are selected on the basis of theoretical models of intelligence.
c. test items are selected on the basis of laboratory research on memory and thinking.
d. test items are selected on the basis of the recommendations of school teachers.


A

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a. is the Freudian Psychoanalytic System (FPS). b. is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). c. was designed by Emil Kraepelin and Eugen Bleuler. d. is to be found in the Federal Uniform Code of Psychopathology (UCP).

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A belief that one's body is "rotting" and ravaged by disease would be classified as a(n)

a. somatic delusion. b. delusion of persecution. c. delusion of reference. d. erotomanic delusion.

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The learning theory approach to language development states that a genetically-determined, innate mechanism directs the development of language

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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