In an effort to improve the credibility of psychological testing and establish psychology as a true scientific movement, who promoted the use of mental testing during World War I?

a. Sigmund Freud
b. Thomas Thorndike
c. Walter Lippman
d. Robert Yerkes


d. Robert Yerkes

Psychology

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A. Depression B. Presence of a personality disorder C. Substance abuse D. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Psychology

Which of the following terms is synonymous to the term "working memory?"

a. Sensory store b. Short term memory c. Middle memory d. Long term memory.

Psychology

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Psychology

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a. –70 b. –65 c. +10 d. +60

Psychology