Dr. Gonzalez devised a new scale to measure depressive symptoms of Hispanic females. To be sure that his test is actually measuring depressive symptoms, he will have his test group respond to his new instrument and the Beck Depression Inventory, as well as completing a social desirability scale, which should be unrelated to depression. Dr. Gonzalez is ____
a. checking the validity of his measure of depressive symptoms
b. checking the reliability of his measure of depressive symptoms
c. assessing the honesty of his participants
d. pursuing idiographic research
a
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A. binge-eating disorder B. bulimia nervosa C. malnutrition D. anorexia nervosa
Which of the following is one of Gardner's multiple intelligences?
a. mechanical intelligence b. practical intelligence c. spatial intelligence d. scientific intelligence
Across hundreds of studies, __________ of people who receive some kind of therapy improve more (or faster) than those who do not get therapy.
A. 15% B. 30% C. 52% D. 75%
A child who is able to use inductive reasoning would be at which of Piaget’s cognitive stages?
a. Sensorimotor b. Formal operational c. Concrete d. Preoperational