When Joyce takes a personality test, she is told that the test is reliable; that is, it
a. measures what it is designed to measure.
b. compares its results against established standards of performance.
c. produces the same results from one time to the next.
d. predicts other criteria of the personality trait in question.
Answer: c
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A. basing friendship on intelligence B. basing friendship on others' behavior C. basing friendship on trust D. basing friendship on psychological closeness
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a. hunting procedures. b. trial and error procedures. c. trialwise procedures. d. stepwise procedures.
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A) Socialized delinquents live a life of crime into adulthood, while undersocialized delinquents are more likely to be rehabilitated. B) Undersocialized delinquents are fairly normal psychologically, while socialized delinquents suffer from psychological disorders such as attention deficit disorder. C) Socialized delinquents are not highly influenced by peer pressure, and their delinquency often occurs as an individual. D) Undersocialized delinquents participate in serious crimes, while socialized delinquents engage in petty crimes.
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a) mostly girls b) mostly boys c) mostly male parents who look like her father d) mostly parents