Evaluating whether an instrument correlates highly with similar measures as well as whether the instrument does not correlate well with dissimilar measures is to determine which type of validity?
a. content
b. criterion
c. convergent
d. construct
d
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Who would probably develop as an intersex?
a. a genetic female exposed to more testosterone than normal during early development b. a genetic male exposed to more estradiol than normal during early development c. a genetic female deprived of her normal amount of estradiol during early development d. a genetic male exposed to a larger than normal amount of testosterone during early development
Low correlations
a. imply that the two variables are causally related. b. are found only with Pearson coefficients. c. may be produced by a restricted range of one of the variables. d. are seldom observed in psychological research.
Research studies have shown that infants can imitate adults opening their mouths and sticking out their tongues. How early has this imitative behavior been observed in infants?
a. at 2 days of age c. not before 3 days of age b. less than 1 hour old d. after 1 week
What is the goal of psychosocial assessment?
What will be an ideal response?