What is one purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)?
a) to assess levels of current stressors
b) to check the appropriateness of a particular diagnosis
c) to detect tendencies of test takers to present themselves in a favorable light
d) to distinguish items that incorrectly diagnose from those that correctly diagnose an individual
c
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Under what circumstances is the phi-coefficient used?
a. When one variable consists of ranks and the other is regular, numerical scores b. When both variables consists of ranks c. When both X and Y are dichotomous variables d. When one variable is dichotomous and the other is regular, numerical scores
What is confabulation?
a. confusing a made-up answer as a memory of an actual experience b. having the two sides of the body working antagonistically c. confusing procedural memory for declarative memory d. remembering names, but being unable to put them with a face
It is possible to use imagery to help us plan future behaviors.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to the position known as ______________, living beings have properties that cannot be explained through reduction down to elementary parts.
a. holism b. transcendentalism c. emergentism d. vitalism