When the Method of Equal-Appearing Intervals is used, one of the criteria for the inclusion of an item in the final scale is based on ____
a. the items statistical independence from the other questions
b. the size of the interquartile range of expert raters
c. whether the item as rated by experts has a high correlation with the total score across items
d. the lowest variability across judges
b
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People who are exposed repeatedly to unpleasant events over which they have no control may become passively resigned to those outcomes. This is called _____
a) avoidance learning. b) learned helplessness. c) extinction. d) cognitive dissonance.
A suspected offender admits to comitting a crime after being physically and emotionally abused during questioning. Which type of confession would this be considered?
A. instrumental confession B. coerced confession C. instrumental, voluntary confession D. authentic, coerced, false confession
While learning to do long division, Tevon did not receive any feedback as to whether he was on the right track. As a result, Tevon began giving the first answer that came into his head. Tevon's reaction in this situation is known as
A) mental rotation. B) culturally distinctive disorganization. C) stereotype threat. D) disruptive apprehension.
What are the two components of declarative memory?
a. Implicit and explicit memory b. Procedural and implicit memory c. Semantic and episodic memory d. Short-term and long-term memory