What type of tests allows us to say things like “Salina learned 80% of the material she must know to demonstrate proficiency in math
A. population-referenced
B. norm-referenced
C. criterion-referenced
D. sample-referenced
Ans: C
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a. aversive prejudice b. the confirmation bias c. scapegoat theory d. the self-serving bias
The way people grow and change across the lifespan is referred to as ____
a. development b. evolution c. change d. growth
Which of the following is a finding of Glen Elder, et al., on individuals who grew up during the Great Depression?
A) The cohort born in 1920 suffered more than the cohort born in 1928. B) Teenage girls were more likely than teenage boys to be forced into the work place prematurely because of economic hardship. C) Teenagers whose families experienced severe economic difficulty assumed adult responsibility prematurely. D) The adolescents who were forced prematurely into the work force were better adjusted as adults.
Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's working memory capacity increases
A) steadily throughout the lifespan. B) until middle adulthood, then starts to decay. C) until about age 20. D) in specific, discrete stages.