An IQ test claims that it measures intelligence. The degree to which this tests actually measures the concept of intelligence is referred to as:
a. validity
b. experiment
c. internal consistency
d. reliability
A. Validity refers to the truthfulness of the method- that it measures what it claims to measure.
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Chapter 11 included information about the abuse of substances other than cigarettes and alcohol. According to this discussion,
a. men are significantly more likely than women to report that they abused pain relievers. b. women are currently more likely than men to report using an illegal drug. c. so far, the research shows that there are major gender differences in the way people metabolize illegal drugs. d. White female students are more likely than Black female students to try an illegal drug at some point during their lives.CHAPTER 12Women and Psychological Disorders
The correlation equals -1 for which of the following four pairs of numbers?
a. (2, 4), (4, 8), (0, 0), (-2, -4) b. (0, 0), (1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 9) c. (4, 3), (2, -1), (-2, -9), (0, -5) d. (4, -9), (2, -1), (-2, -2). (0, -5)
There is compelling evidence for the role of the hippocampus in ____ memory.
A. short-term B. implicit C. spatial D. auditory
The immune response is the combined work of specialized cells that neutralize or destroy __________ in the body
A) T cells B) B cells C) telomeres D) antigens