Which of the following is the best method of improving the validity and reliability of psychological tests?
A. Standardizing their administration and interpretation
B. Limiting their use to patients with severe disorders
C. Having them reviewed by professionals in the field of psychopathology
D. Conducting at least three trials before using them for research
Answer: A
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a. researchers are actually less likely to consider diverse perspectives than they did in the 1990s. b. researchers often compare European American individuals with people of color, who are expected to be deficient in the skill that is being assessed. c. researchers typically try to view people of color as normative, so that European Americans are a "special case.". d. researchers in psychology of women pay less attention to diversity than researchers in most other areas of psychology.
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What will be an ideal response?
In a matrix for a factorial design, the row means and column means represent the effects of:
a. extraneous factors. b. individual differences. c. an interaction. d. a single factor (variable).
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between language and communication?
A) All forms of communication are examples of language. B) Only animals with language can communicate. C) Language is a special form of communication. D) Any form of communication that involves emitted sound is considered language.