In most cases, the pop-psychology tests found in magazines and newspapers:

a. have not been evaluated for their reliability but are valid tests.
b. have not been evaluated for their validity but are reliable tests.
c. have not been evaluated for their validity or reliability.
d. have been evaluated for their validity and reliability.


Answer: c

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a. confuses people. b. can increase your credibility with an audience. c. decreases the persuasion. d. generates positive feelings.

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A) assimilation. B) integration. C) marginality. D) separation.

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A. have a less favorable opinion of the celebrity. B. associate these same qualities to the water and people who drink the water. C. see the celebrity and the water as unrelated. D. develop an unconditioned thirst response (UCR) to the advertisement.

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