The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining the ability of the measure to predict a future behavior
What will be an ideal response?
predictive validity
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One of the main advantages to the developmental theories of Freud and Piaget is the
a. use of experimental evidence. b. emphasis on the passive role of the individual. c. focus on the environment. d. degree to which they stimulate thinking and research.
?Three-year-old Maxim is playing with his toys happily as his mother is watching a movie. He looks up to see a few tears running down his mother’s cheeks, because a sad scene just occurred in the film. He puts down his toys, climbs up next to his mother, and lays his head on her arm. When she asks him what’s wrong, he says, “I’m sad, Mommy.” Maxim has demonstrated the capacity to experience
a. empathy.
b. sympathy.
c. acrimony.
d. alimony.
The most recent research investigating the brain's plasticity suggests that
a. the plasticity of the brain is unlimited; it is our ability to measure it that is limited. b. the brain's plasticity and flexibility increases with age. c. the neural wiring of the brain is flexible and constantly evolving. d. after infancy, new neurons only form in the left hemisphere of the brain.