Jan took an IQ test two years ago and scored 126. He took the same IQ test a week ago and
scored 128. Apparently, this IQ test has a high degree of
a. validity.
b. accuracy.
c. reliability.
d. generality.
e. standardization.
c. reliability.
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Most psychological attempts to improve sports performance begin with
a. task analysis. b. analysis of coaches. c. analysis of athletes. d. none of these.
In the 1980s, there was an anti-drug television commercial that showed a businessman in a seedy public restroom getting prepared to snort cocaine. The man drops the cocaine on the floor and needs to bend down to try to retrieve it. He then catches a glimpse of himself in the restroom mirror, and appears—having seen himself in this act—to feel suddenly shocked by himself, and ashamed of what
he is doing. Seeing himself in the mirror seems to heighten the man's ____. a. interdependent self-construal b. self-presentation c. self-awareness d. independent self-construal
When we say that a good theory is falsifiable, we mean
a. that it is based on a false assumption. b. that it makes predictions which can be disproved through empirical observation. c. that hypotheses derived from the theory cannot be proven. d. that it contradicts a priori beliefs about a phenomenon.
According to research, which of the following would improve attention and consolidation and produce more learning?
a. one intensive 20-minute session using maintenance rehearsal b. one 60-minute continuous study session c. three 20-minute sessions with rest periods in-between d. each type of study session would produce equivalent amounts of learning