A researcher develops an animal model, using monkeys, of Parkinson’s Disease, which is noted by tremor, among other symptoms, in humans. In the behavioral procedure, monkeys also exhibited a clear tremor. What is this test an example of?
a. Face validity
b. Construct validity
c. Predictive validity
d. External Validity
Ans: A
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a. Conscious decision, then brain activity, then action b. Conscious decision and brain activity at the same time, then action c. Conscious decision, then brain activity and action at the same time d. Brain activity, then conscious decision, then action
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A. existential B. illness C. wellness D. social ecological
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a. a higher-order conditioned response b. a vicariously learned response c. a reconditioned response d. a latent response e. an operant response
Suddenly disappearing from home and assuming a new identity, as Treva did, would be considered
a. statistically far from the norm. b. statistically within the norm. c. statistically close to the norm. d. statistically irrelevant.