When applying for a job, Lucy is given a brief questionnaire about several of her personality characteristics. She is aware that she is being assessed for the position, so instead of answering honestly, she intentionally chooses the answers that she thinks will paint the most positive picture of her as an applicant. This is a problem for personality testing called __________.
A. invalid scoring
B. faking good
C. lack of standardization
D. lack of retesting
Answer: B
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a. systematic desensitization. b. spontaneous recovery. c. conditioned aversion. d. extinction.
Using the basic time series design, the treatment is ______.
A. manipulated by the researcher B. naturally occurring C. administered before any data are measured D. administered at many different points in time
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