A psychologist developed a new measure of "stage fright." He gave the test to 30 students and divided them into those scoring high and those scoring low. Next, he watched the students for signs of anxiety just before each was to give a talk in front of a class. What was the psychologist trying to establish by watching the students before their talk?
A. Internal consistency
B. Behavioral validation
C. Discriminant validity
D. Test retest reliability
B
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When people kept an "anger diary," what reaction to their anger did they usually report? a. They pouted about it for days
b. They talked about it or did nothing. c. They overate or drank alcohol. d. They hit or yelled at the person who had angered them.
Dr. Murphy designed her study to be double-blind. What can she hopefully avoid using this design?
A. self-fulfilling prophecy B. halo effect C. attributional ambiguity D. what-is-beautiful-is-good effect
A prolonged and disturbed emotional state is known as a(n):
a. agoraphobia c. somatization disorder b. mood disorder d. conversion disorder
A) Compare and contrast positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment. b) Provide examples of positive and negative reinforcement and punishment
What will be an ideal response?