A group of clinical psychologists is creating a new personality test by measuring correlations among items from pre-existing personality tests. They have theory-based hypotheses regarding the outcome of their procedure. They are apparently using the __________ approach to test construction
a. confirmatory factor analytic
b. content validation
c. empirical criterion keying
d. exploratory factor analytic
A
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Logan is 8 years old. By the time she is 9, she has gained three inches in height and four pounds in weight. This is a. not normal for children her age. b. normal, as there are more individual differences in height and weight during middle childhood than in earlieryears
c. typical for girls, but not for boys. d. an indication that she will be obese as an adult.
Computer systems that are intended to mimic the human brain are called __________
a) expert systems. b) artificial neural networks. c) robots. d) cyborgs.
A psychologist is discussing the concept of blocking in classical conditioning. Which statement is the best summary of this concept?
a) Prior CS-UCS associations can weaken new CS-UCS associations. b) Conditioned stimuli must be delivered in groups called blocks to be effective. c) Reducing auditory input will increase the strength of conditioning for most organisms. d) Putting trials together and allowing rest periods between the blocks results in stronger conditioning.
Youth brought up in a culture that is more accepting of real-life violence tend to be more violent themselves. This is an example of the
a. exosystem b. macrosystem c. mesosystem d. microsystem