Dr. Thomas wants to determine why some children are hyperactive, while others are not. Which of the following motives for studying child development does this best represent?
a. To gain insight into the origins of adult behavior
b. To gain insight into sex differences and gender roles and the effects of culture on development
c. To gain insight into the origins, prevention, and treatment of developmental problems
d. To optimize conditions for development
c
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Motives are believed to give rise to
a. incentives. c. behavior. b. drives. d. needs.
Bandura argued that emotionality can be learned through observation of others. Such learning is called:
a. observational hypothesis b. modeling c. artificially-induced learning d. independent learning
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The validity and reliability of the MMPI-2 have been examined in thousands of studies. B. A shorter version of the MMPI-2 is the MMPI-2 Brief Inventory (MMPI-2-BI). C. Both the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A have 10 clinical scales. D. In addition to clinical scales, the MMPI-2 also has supplemental and content scales.
Which of the following statements indicates that an intelligence test has validity?
A) Students' performance in school is not related to their intelligence test scores. B) Students' scores on several intelligence tests are not correlated with one another. C) Students' test scores accurately predict their performance in school. D) Students given the same test two months apart tend to obtain similar scores.