As part of the application procedure for admission to university, Butch has to complete the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The university administrators at the campus he has applied to have determined that only those students who score in the top 40% on the SAT are likely to successfully complete a 4-year university program. In this instance, the university administrators believe that the SAT
has:
a. good predictive validity
b. high content validity
c. high reliability
d. poor standardization
A
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Clashes between opposing groups are almost always amplified by
a. the development of superordinate goals. b. stereotyped images of out-group members. c. status equality developing between the two groups. d. the occurrence of cognitive dissonance.
Why are patterns of brain activity due to drug use different than normal brain activity?
A. They shut down excitatory areas and stimulate inhibitory areas. B. Drugs are things that are unnatural and do things the brain doesn't do. C. Anything that creates withdrawal is causing damage to the brain. D. They affect wide areas of the brain indiscriminately.
Which approach to psychology relies on the perspective that the mind consists of the
elements of consciousness, such as ideas and sensations? a. Functionalism b. Gestalt psychology c. Humanistic psychology d. Structuralism e. Behaviorism
Mara recently participated in a research study testing a new medication for stress reduction. The medication she was given was a fake version of the drug that has no real effect on his level of stress, even though he did not know this. She was given a(n) ______.
A. staged manipulation B. experimental manipulation C. physiological measure D. placebo