A testing effect typically leads to a/an ______ in performance, whereas regression toward the mean typically leads to a/an ______ in performance the second time an assessment is administered.
A. increase; decrease
B. decrease; increase
C. increase; increase or decrease
D. decrease; increase or decrease
Answer: C
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A. Blood-injection-injury phobia B. Agoraphobia with panic attacks C. Social anxiety disorder D. Animal phobia
According to the concept of general intelligence, a person's intelligence score actually represents
a. differences in unique ability stemming from a specific task. b. the additive score on a broad variety of tasks. c. the shared variance underlying performance on a diverse set of tasks. d. abilities on a particular test as compared to others within the same age group.
A behaviourist would conceptualize the prisoner's dilemma as a situation in which person A's decision to cooperate with person B:
A) could produce mutual reinforcement or maximal punishment for person A. B) could result in either a large reinforcement for only person A or a small mutual punisher. C) will result in either a small or a large negative reinforcer for person A. D) will result in either a small or a large positive reinforcer for person A.
Having bizarre experiences upon awakening, such as sensing an alien being is in one's bedroom, is characteristic of the condition known as REM behavior disorder
Indicate whether the statement is true or false