A researcher seeking to develop a measure of depression cites a moderate correlation between her measure and the Beck Depression Inventory as evidence of the test's validity. What type of validity documentation does this provide?
a. convergent validity
b. discriminant validity
c. content validity
d. face validity
a
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In which of these ways did Carl Jung differ most strongly from Freud? a. Jung traced personality differences to genetics and neurotransmitters
b. Jung rejected the idea that we could infer anything from the content of dreams. c. Jung put more emphasis on adult personality change, and less on childhood. d. Jung rejected the idea that unconscious ideas influence behavior or personality.
In operant conditioning, the method of__________involves a series of behaviors that gradually become more similar to a target behavior
A) free associations B) successive approximations C) wish fulfillments D) self-actualization roadblocks E) Select
When people yield to social pressure in their public behavior, but their private beliefs have not changed they are
a. conforming. c. resisting informational influence. b. being compliant. d. resisting the bystander effect.
Who would be more likely to make external attributions?
(a) successful teams after victories (b) mediocre teams after defeats (c) successful teams after defeats (d) unsuccessful teams after defeats (e) there were no differences