Which of the following is true of most occupational interest inventories?
a. Gender bias in current occupational tests has been eliminated.
b. Gender bias is more of a concern than ethnic bias.
c. They have a gender bias, guiding women away from more prestigious "male" occupations.
d. You should dismiss the remainder of test results when you find some specific scores that you know are wrong.
C
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a. are manipulated by the experimenter; are not manipulated b. measure what they are supposed to; are consistent c. are consistent; measure what they are supposed to d. are not manipulated by the experimenter; are manipulated
Prior to participation in a psychological study at your college, you are given information that clarifies the obligations and responsibilities of both you and the researcher in the study. This fulfills the ethical requirement that all psychological studies include ____
a. ?informed consent b. ?debriefing c. ?confidentiality d. ?complete disclosure of any deception
Dr. Jenks is interested in how mate selection is shaped by our evolutionary history. She most likely considers herself a(n) ______________
a. biopsychologist b. developmental psychologist c. evolutionary psychologist d. social archeologist
In a study on facilitated communication, headphones were used to ask the communication-impaired person one question and the facilitator a different question (unbeknownst to the two parties)
Then the answers provided by the communication-impaired person with the help of the facilitator were examined. Findings indicated that the technique was a. successful; the facilitators conveyed the answers of their partners and ignored the questions they themselves were asked. b. a fraud; the facilitators were deliberately faking their answers. c. ineffective; the facilitators answered the question they were asked but believed they were answering the question asked of the others. d. ineffective; there were technical problems with the keyboard.