A test is said to have good validity if there is good evidence that
A. all the test items are measuring the same thing.
B. it has been used previously by many different researchers.
C. test scores are relatively stable over time.
D. the test measures what it was designed to measure.
D
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a. 3 c. 7 b. 4 d. 12
When we learn that a red light is a cue for us to bring our car to a halt, whereas a green light indicates that we can proceed, Skinner would say that we have learned a:
a. generalization b. discrimination c. conditioning light d. stimulus generalization
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A. wish fulfillment B. activation-synthesis C. state D. dissociation
The Brelands tried to condition pigs to work as entertainers. This turned out not to be easy as the pigs tended to make instinctual responses as compared to the learned responses
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.