In a yes/no recognition test for a list of words, the dependent variable measure would NOT be
a. the number of words recognized correctly.
b. the number of new words mistaken for words on the list learned.
c. the proportion of words on the list recognized during the test.
d. the number of words from the list that can be listed in the correct order.
D
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a. Karl, because helping others is a cultural norm in Copenhagen. b. Carl, because helping others is a cultural norm in New York City. c. Karl, because Copenhagen is less crowded than New York City d. Carl, because Americans are more helpful than Danes.
Riley believes that fingernail length is a strong predictor of intelligence, and that cutting one's nails will lead to decreased intellectual skill. He enlists twenty participants to let their fingernails grow for six months and he gives them IQ tests every eight weeks. His data most likely have ________ statistical reliability and ________ validity.
A. poor; poor B. good; good C. poor; good D. good; poor
Michael is a young adult who is trying out life possibilities, gathering important information about himself and his environment, and moving toward making enduring decisions. In doing so, Michael is probably
A) identity foreclosed. B) having an identity crisis. C) in moratorium. D) forging an organized self-structure.
Tasks that involve identification of an object would be expected to activate neurons of the __________, whereas tasks that identify the location of an object would activate the __________.
A. frontal cortex; parietal cortex B. ventral stream; dorsal stream C. dorsal stream; ventral stream D. parietal cortex; frontal cortex