What is a primary purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - 2?
a) to double check patient identification
b) to reflect the patient's test-taking consistency
c) to compare observers' ratings with patient ratings
d) to determine if previous diagnoses were accurate
b
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a. gender as a subject variable. b. large individual differences. c. androcentric bias. d. a confounding variable.
Explain why it is necessary to have more than one standard procedure for defining and measuring central tendency
What will be an ideal response?
Alzheimer's disease is definitively diagnosed
a. by a battery of brain tests b. through the use of an electrocardiogram c. by use of a series of blood tests d. through an autopsy after death e. none of these
Fear of death is the central concern for people in later adulthood
a. True b. False