The ability of a test to measure what it sets out to measure is ________
a. reliability
b. correlation coefficient
c. standard deviation
d. validity
Answer: d
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What does this situation illustrate concerning memory? a) You can listen to and process only about seven ideas at a time. b) You are retrieving information from long-term memory into working memory. c) Sensory memory is very easily overwhelmed and leads to a shutdown of all memory storage. d) We tend to focus too much on voices and too little on visual information when we process information.
According to the learning perspective, disordered behavior is a result of __________
a) repressed thoughts and memories that try to resurface. b) learning processes that are identical to those that cause ‘normal' behaviors. c) illogical thinking patterns. d) chemical imbalances and brain damage.
Who is "sanctifying" their deceased husband?
A. Monica, who says, "I think he would have liked his burial site!" B. Linda, who says, "He was the greatest human being on the face of the Earth!" C. Hillary, who says, "I hope that he rots in hell!" D. Jennifer, who says, "I really miss him!"
Boys with ADHD tend to ______________________
a. lack empathy, or awareness of other people's feelings b. be more emotionally affected by the sadness of others c. tend to have a strength in working memory d. are typically goal-directed in their hyperactivity