If a test is "standardized," which of the following must be true?
a. The test measures people's innate abilities.
b. Someone has established rules for giving the test and interpreting results.
c. The test has a suitable mixture of easy, middle, and difficult items.
d. The reliability of the test is equal to its validity.
b
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How did psychologists decide which MMPI items belong on the schizophrenia scale?
a. They used questions that people with schizophrenia answered differently from others. b. They used questions that pertained to the major theoretical views of schizophrenia. c. They took statements by patients with schizophrenia and made them into questions. d. They chose statements that caused conflicting activity in more than one brain area.
Professor Booth calls on Jessamyn to state the definition of “intelligence.” She responds by describing intelligence as “the ability to understand complex ideas, adapt effectively to the environment, learn from experience, communicate quickly and efficiently, and overcome obstacles.” Which part of her definition is inaccurate?
a. ?understand complex ideas b. ?communicate quickly and efficiently c. ?overcome obstacles d. ?adapt effectively to the environment
What three unhealthy behaviors account for 71% of 1 million preventable deaths per year?
a. not wearing seat belts, burning candles in the home, unhealthy diet b. smoking, unhealthy diet, and lack of physical activity c. climbing ladders to the top rung, smoking and unhealthy diet d. driving vehicles too fast, unsafe use of firearms, unhealthy diet
Which of the following is FALSE?
a. Smoking correlates positively with impotence. b. Among women undergoing treatment for early breast cancer, those who smoke are more likely to die from the cancer than are nonsmoking women. c. Smoking has a synergistic effect on many health issues. d. There is no evidence that second hand smoke increases the risk of asthma; children with asthma have a genetic predisposition..