Kelly is taking an IQ test. The test has a very strict protocol--she only gets 15 minutes for each section of the test, and all the items are presented to her in the same order as they are to any other person taking the test. The scoring is very objective, and Kelly's answers are scored using the same criteria anyone else's answers are scored against. All of these procedures contribute to the
test's
a. standardization.
b. validity.
c. reliability.
d. accuracy.
a
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Examine the research on dispositional (trait) theories, including those of Allport, Cattell, and the five-factor model.
What will be an ideal response?
Antisocial personality disorder
a. tends to be more common in women than in men. b. involves problems such as aggressiveness and difficulty in controlling impulses. c. typically leads people to experience great personal discomfort. d. involves imagined problems with one's personal health.
Marlene claims that her chronic allergy symptoms are caused by the fact that she is stressed by her on-again off-again engagement to David. Marlene's claim is:
A. supported by recent research on virus transmission B. supported by psychoneuroimmunology C. medically incorrect, but would be correct if Marlene had cancer instead of allergy symptoms D. physiologically impossible
How do we establish content and construct validity?
What will be an ideal response?