If criterion-related validity is .40, and the base rate is .60, the false positive rate is likely to be highest if the selection ratio is:
A. .10.
B. .95.
C. .50.
D. This is impossible to answer based on the data provided.
Answer: B
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a. Caucasians b. African Americans c. Latinos d. Asians
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a. the client's negative self-statements cause psychological problems b. a lack of self-actualization leads to mental disorders c. that therapy must desensitize the client to feared objects d. unconscious conflicts lead to symptoms
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a. repression. c. psychoanalysis. b. resistance. d. pleasure.