Which of the following is NOT a concern of the HOME items assessment?
A. It may be less culturally relevant in non-Western homes.
B. There may be a genetic influence at work in the highly rated homes.
C. It is correlational data and may not have a direct effect on intelligence.
D. Examiners may bias the results by the way they ask the questions.
Answer: D
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a. a psychoanalyst c. doing an assessment b. using reliable and valid measures d. using the DSM-5
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a. present the discriminative stimulus and the appropriate prompt b. transfer stimulus control to the natural discriminative stimulus c. reinforce the correct behavior d. all of these
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