What is the quality of an IQ test that measures how well it predicts school performance?
a. accuracy c. reliability
b. congruence d. validity
D
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In collectivist cultures which stress interdependence, what are people likely to attribute each other's behaviors to?
a. personality traits b. dispositional attributions c. social roles and obligations d. none of these
The authors of your text present a study in which monkeys were given a choice between different colors of M&Ms—later, their preference for different colors of M&Ms was reassessed. The researchers found that the monkeys
a. later preferred the choice they had originally disliked. b. reduced their liking for the colors of M&Ms they hadn't chosen. c. reduced their liking for the colors of M&Ms they had chosen. d. only experienced dissonance when they had observed it in other monkeys.
Which theoretical approach to the development of personality has substantially contributed to our knowledge of memory, attributions, and problem solving?
A. Humanistic B. Psychodynamic C. Trait D. Social cognitive