The threat to internal validity called statistical regression involves the fact that
a. people's scores on repeated tests are not likely to be identical on each testing.
b. changes in the nature of the testing situation lead to different scores.
c. scores in time series designs tend to rise over time.
d. the random error that produces low or high scores in initial testing is not likely to recur on later testing.
d
You might also like to view...
According to the research on visual images and problem solving,
a. when people solve a problem using imagery, they rarely supplement an image with verbal material. b. visual images are typically more rational than verbal methods of representing the problem. c. visual imagery often prevents people from solving a problem creatively. d. visual images often allow problem solvers to select nontraditional solutions for problems.
After an accident, Steve's heart is not beating and he has stopped breathing. Steve is a. whole-brain dead
b. mourning. c. in a persistent vegetative state. d. clinically dead.
Persons found not competent to stand trial often have ___________________ and are charged with __________________ crimes when compared to other defendants.
A. high percentages of psychosis; less serious B. high percentages of mental illness; more serious C. low rates of psychosis; as serious D. low rates of mental illness; more serious
Maintaining one's conceptions even after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited is known as:
A. The representativeness heuristic B. Belief perseverance C. Confirmation bias D. Functional fixedness