At the end of her psychology class, Railene took a test designed to assess how well she had mastered the material. Railene's psychology final exam would most likely be considered:
a. an intelligence test
b. an achievement test
c. an aptitude test
d. a standardized correlational test
B
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Which of the following is true about projective tests?
A. Test-takers are presented with ambiguous stimuli. B. Test-givers are trained to recognize correct and incorrect answers. C. Projective tests are typically used to determine where a person lies on a particular personality trait dimension. D. Although once popular, projective tests are rarely used by psychologists today.
A group of researchers used an electronically activated recorder to track people's conversations, counting the number of words spoken in a day by women and the number of words spoken by men. In determining whether women talk more than men, these researchers used the recorder during which step in the scientific method?
a. gathering evidence to test the hypothesis b. theory building c. defining the problem d. proposing a hypothesis
External validity refers to the extent to which
a. research results can be generalized to other situations b. the experimenter unintentionally communicates his or her expectations to the participants c. historical events occurred that accompanied one or more of the experimental treatments d. the observed relationship is a true cause-effect relationship
What is narcolepsy?
A. Sleepwalking B. The inability to breathe while sleeping C. Involuntary movements of the limbs while sleeping D. Sudden periods of sleepiness during the day