If a researcher gives a personality test to several individuals and compares their resulting personality profiles with actual observations of the individuals’ behavior, she is undoubtedly testing the ____ of the personality tests
a. ?reliability
b. ?congruency
c. ?validity
d. ?standardization
ANSWER:
c
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Before the age of 3, most children are unable to effectively demonstrate __________ speech.
A. pragmatic B. private C. egocentric D. social
The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team played its games in hockey rinks. The Rattlers and the Eagles camped at Robbers Cave State Park. The Apollo 13 crew lived in the Aquarius lunar module. These examples illustrate
a. intergroup conflict. b. groups in environmental contexts. c. high-performance groups. d. leadership and group performance. e. intragroup conflict.
According to Sigmund Freud and others, which of the following activities seems to be especially important in establishing a sense of trust in early infancy?
a. toilet training b. reciprocal smiling c. reciprocal communication d. feeding
The "mountain problem" described in the text is most often used to demonstrate the concept of:
a. symbolic representation b. conservation of number c. conservation of volume d. egocentrism