The use of the word "scale" in the names of intelligence tests is intended to imply that the
test
a. is a measure of intelligence.
b. is designed to achieve balance.
c. will only be as useful as the items it contains.
d. will produce reliable scores.
e. will determine which students have reached the top of the learning ladder and which are
still climbing.
a. is a measure of intelligence.
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a. biological c. cognitive-behavioral b. psychobiodynamic d. sociocultural
Dr. Witwicky believes that people's self-statements play an important role in what they do (or do NOT do) in a situation. Knowing only this, we would guess that she adheres to the __________ approach
a. cognitive-behavioral b. self-affirmation c. rational cognitive d. functional.
While at a checkup, 40-year-old Betty listens as her physician, Dr. White, describes Betty's current health. Which of Dr. White's statements would suggest that Betty is experiencing the climacteric?
A. "Do genetic disorders run in your family?" B. "I hope that you have all the children you want." C. "The loss of memory will be slow but significant." D. "Some of your blood cells have begun to alter their shape."
In a study by Hedden and his colleagues (2008) examining brain activity, East Asians and European Americans underwent an fMRI while focusing on either a target or the context of a picture
When asked to focus on the context of a picture, European Americans' ________ regions of the brain were more active. a. occipital b. limbic c. frontal and parietal d. temporal