Which of the following might lead to a decrease in test-retest reliability?
A. practice with similar test materials between the two administrations of the test
B. coaching designed to increase test scores between the two administrations of the test
C. the passage of time between the two administrations of the test
D. All of these
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
A continuous view of development emphasizes gradual and steady changes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow believed that some people perceive themselves and others with unusual accuracy. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of these people?
a. immersion in the present b. a lack of self-consciousness c. open, aware, and mentally healthy d. selects, criticizes, and evaluates
Many psychoanalysts have switched to brief psychodynamic therapy, which uses which of the following to reveal unconscious conflicts?
a. reciprocal inhibition b. direct questioning c. aversion therapy d. psychodrama
Bidirectionality of structure and function refers to a. an organism's being capable of using either hand or foot. b. genetic determinism. c. the interaction of the functional invariants of assimilation and accommodation with cognitiveschemas
d. structure (e.g., biological substrate) affecting function (e.g., activity) and function affecting structure.