Interpretative validity is used to
a) Describe the extent to which a study appears valid
b) Formally evaluate measures
c) Indicate the extent to which a measure appears to assess the construct of interest
d) Determine the psychometric properties of a measure under evaluation
Correct Answer: c
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a. leads to quicker training at an early age. b. changes a child's passive orientation to an active one. c. can have undesirable effects on personality development. d. do not cause any undesirable effects on personality development.
In I'm OK, You're Not, the article which examines the role of prejudice, what did the participants do on
the Macintosh computers in the second study? (a) they took an intelligence test and received feedback that they had done really well, or they were told the test was a fake (b) they took a personality test and received feedback that they were really introverted, or theywere told the test was a fake (c) they took an intelligence test and received feedback that they had donereally poorly, or they were told the test was a fake (d) they took a personality test and received feedback that they were really prejudiced
Which is more effective at treating psychological problems, psychotherapy or medication?
a. Research has shown that psychotherapy is the most effective treatment for psychological problems. b. Research has shown that medication is the most effective treatment for psychological problems. c. Research has shown that neither psychotherapy nor medication is significantly better than the other at helping to treat psychological problems. d. The determination of whether psychotherapy or medication is better depends on the person and the condition being treated. Sometimes it is one or the other, and sometimes it is both together.
Replications of Milgram's study of obedience showed:
a. occupational differences, because 90 percent of lower-SES individuals and 55 percent of upper-SES individuals inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." b. gender differences in a willingness to obey, because 75 percent of men but only 30 percent of women inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." c. that more than 90 percent of the subjects in Spain and in the Netherlands inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." d. that when the victim said that he had a heart ailment or screamed in agony, 10 percent of the "teachers" inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner."