What is a confirmatory factor analysis?
a. A process that provides information on test bias and discriminationb.
b. A process that researchers use to determine what factors underlie a construct
c. A process of conducting a goodness-of-fit test
d. A process that researchers use to demonstrate that the constructs that theory suggests their test should contain actually exist
d. A process that researchers use to demonstrate that the constructs that theory suggests their test should contain actually exist
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The ___________ half of the brain has been called an "interpreter" because one of its major roles is to provide a reasonable story to explain one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
a. left b. right c. front d. back
Which of the following is a limitation of the psychodynamic perspective that stems from the fact that Freud based much of his original theory a handful of patients?
A) His theories cannot be falsified. B) His observations may not apply to the wider population of healthy, ordinary people from a variety of backgrounds. C) His theories are confusing to psychologists. D) His theories cannot be used to treat mental illness.
Compared with those who give birth lying on their backs, women who choose an upright position are likely to __________ to __________
A) more; have a longer labor B) more; need an episiotomy C) less; use pain-relieving medication D) more; deliver a breech baby
Suppose a researcher wants to make sure that the probability of committing a Type I error is less than 5%. How can the researcher control for this?
A. set the value for a Type II error at .05 B. set the level of significance at .05 C. only select 5% of the possible sample from a population D. only select 95% of the possible sample from a population