In order to be useful, a psychological test must be reliable; that is, it must:
a. measure what it is designed to measure.
b. compare results against established standards of performance.
c. produce the same results from one time to the next.
d. predict other criteria of the trait in question.
Answer: c
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a. aggression. b. lack of empathy. c. problems with self-regulation. d. noncompliance with authority figures.
Damage to the left hemisphere is more likely than right hemisphere damage to impair which ability?
a. understanding the meaning of language b. understanding that someone is joking when they speak c. producing facial expressions of emotion d. understanding other people's facial expressions
In the behavior systems approach, the assumption is made that ______.
A. organisms are born with no knowledge, therefore all knowledge must be acquired based on experience B. learning modifies a preexisting set of instinctual behavior patterns C. class: instrumental conditioning follows different principles of learning D. changes in behavior can be explained by general laws of learning
For Huntington's disease,
a. the genotype and phenotype are evident from birth. b. the genotype is present in the newborn, but the phenotype becomes evident at a later age. c. the newborn lacks either the genotype or the phenotype. d. the phenotype is present in the newborn but the genotype becomes evident at a later age.