Which of the following statements is not true regarding achievement tests?
A) They can be administered to large groups of people.
B) They can be used to predict the performance of children in untested environments.
C) They are often standardized and norm-referenced.
D) They can be used to screen children for learning problems.
B
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Which of the following is NOT true concerning in vivo desensitization?
a. the individual makes actual contact with the feared stimulus b. there is not a problem with generalization c. it does not require a lot of time to implement d. relaxation training is not always used
Graham is a strong believer in UFOs, and the other night he saw three streaks of light flash across the sky in a group. They were actually planes from the local air base, but Graham was convinced he had just seen three spaceships. Graham's perception of the strange lights in the sky illustrates the influence of:
a. opponent processing b. top-down-processing c. bottom-up processing d. the Gestalt law of common fate
Criticisms of the medical model of psychological disorders include the idea that:
a. some mental disorders have no well-defined or consistent physical cause b. the medical model sees many disorders as problems with living c. the medical model puts too much emphasis on cultural context d. behavioral symptoms allow reliable classification of many disorders
A research technique for the objective, systematic, and quantitative description of communications is:
a. response association test b. physical analysis c. content analysis d. word test