In general, the __________ of an intelligence test is the extent to which it measures what it is supposed to measure
a. utility
b. validity
c. reliability
d. significance
B
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Explain and give an example of classical and operant conditioning.
What will be an ideal response?
Vivian displays a high degree of anger and irritability, traits categorized as __________ on the hierarchy of temperament traits.
A. positive emotionality B. negative emotionality C. effortful control D. inhibitory control
Which of the following is true of any one-sample experiment?
a. We must know the population mean under the same condition of the independent variable as the one being tested. b. We must know the population mean under some condition of the independent variable other than the one being tested. c. We must know the sample mean under the condition of the independent variable being tested, but we do not need to know the population mean. d. We must know the sample mean under the condition of the independent variable being tested and under some other condition of the independent variable.
Ambrose Bierce wrote, "The mind is a mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain; its chief activity consists of trying to understand its own functions.". For Bierce, the mind's main activity represents
a. fuzzy traces. b. metacognition. c. relational primacy. d. a reticular formation.