An operational definition of a dependent variable is _____ if it measures what it claims to measure
a. paradigmatic c. valid
b. ipsative d. reliable
C
Validity is the extent to which something is what it claims to be.
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A study by Streissguth and colleagues (1999) followed children with fetal alcohol syndrome for 25 years and found that, by the age of 14, about _____% of them had been suspended or expelled from school.
A) 30 B) 60 C) 80 D) 90
Paul Meehl coined the term “joy-juice” to refer to ______.
A. the positive benefits of a healthy diet on our emotions B. anything that induces pleasant emotional experiences C. the intoxicating feeling we get when we are high on life D. the way we feel when we are helpful to other people
How would you create an accurate, detailed mental picture of a place you had never been?
A. Read about the place and look at pictures of it. B. Invent sounds and sensations that might happen there. C. Create a mental picture of a similar familiar place and alter details. D. It is not possible to do this.
I received a good mark because I got lucky on this one exam” is NOT an example of a(n) ______ attribution
a. external b. internal c. unstable d. specific