Researchers must be careful to include participants in their studies who represent the entire possible distribution of performance on both the test and the criterion to avoid ______.
A. practice effects
B. multicultural bias
C. restriction of range
D. criterion contamination
Ans: C
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a. cause the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to be released, resulting in intensified feelings of fear and paranoia. b. fool brain-reward pathways creating a compulsion to repeat the drug experience. c. stimulate a brain region called the nucleus accumbens. d. physically change the brain's reward circuitry, making it harder for the person to overcome his or her addiction.
An emergency room staff has been alerted by an ambulance of the imminent arrival of a patient who nearly drowned at a nearby beach. The ER staff should expect that the patient will have inhaled a large amount of water, and consequently will need to treat the patient for the effects of highly: a. hypotonic extracellular fluid, including possible cell rupture
b. hypotonic extracellular fluid, including possible cell dehydration. c. hypertonic extracellular fluid, including possible cell dehydration. d. hypertonic intracellular fluid, including possible cell rupture.
Gretchen feels she must continually strive to master tasks so that she can feel competent. Maslow would say that she is seeking gratification of her:
a. physiological needs b. esteem needs c. mature love needs d. safety needs
Moral realism is to __________ as morality of cooperation is to __________
a. rules as social conventions; blind adherence to rules b. blind adherence to rules; rules as social conventions c. avoidance of punishment; approval from others d. approval from others; avoidance of punishment e. approval from others; approval of others