What is the purpose of test norms?
a. To provide a structure that makes it easy to identify test bias
b. To provide a reference point or structure for understanding one test taker's score
c. To show that many people have taken the test and their scores were normally distributed
d. To provide evidence of reliability and validity for the test
b. To provide a reference point or structure for understanding one test taker's score
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According to your text, one of the people who had the greatest impact on the developing field of social psychology was not a psychologist. Who was this person?
a. Plato b. Charles Lindbergh c. Adolf Hitler d. Jackie Robinson
Until minimum levels of physical structure are mature, no amount of practice will be sufficient to develop certain skills. This statement reflects
a. assimilation. b. readiness. c. resiliency. d. habituation.
Instances have occurred in which witnesses described a criminal as black, tall, or young; and then the lineup was held in which a suspect was the only African American among whites, the only tall suspect, or the only young person. Having situations like this would produce
a. the serial position effect. b. false positives. c. proactive interference. d. memory consolidation.
An adult who is frequently late to work is being assessed by a behavioral assessor. The assessor is performing a functional analysis of the tardiness. This analysis is LEAST likely to include
a. an examination of the days of the week that lateness is most common. b. an exploration of underlying feelings toward work that may cause the lateness. c. a review of the consequences of the tardiness. d. questions about the events of the evenings preceding tardy arrivals.