John received a score of 90 on an intelligence test. Two days later, he received a score of 55 on a different form of the same test. The test was apparently lacking in ______
a. alternate-form reliability c. test-retest reliability
b. content validity d. criterion-related validity
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_______________ refers to a birth complication in which umbilical blood flow is disrupted and the infant does not receive adequate oxygen
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A reaction to a given stimulus that requires no previous experience is referred to as a(n) ____
a. ?unconditioned response b. ?conditioned response c. ?characteristic response d. ?uncharacteristic response
Marin, an 8-year-old boy, watches high amounts of violence on the television in his room and his parents are usually not around to monitor the content or enforce time limits on his viewing. Which of the following is most accurate based on research?
a. He is more likely to be aggressive in adulthood. b. He is no more likely to be aggressive in adulthood than his counterparts who watch either little or no violence. c. He is less likely to be aggressive in adulthood than his counterparts who watch either little or no violence because he was able to work out his frustrations vicariously through watching others. d. No longitudinal research has examined this question.
Physicians often say, "When you hear hoof beats behind you, think horses, not zebras." In terms of this chapter, this idea most closely resembles
a. base rate information. b. social cognition. c. chronic accessibility. d. self-fulfilling prophecy.