Why is it important that tests used in clinical settings be standardized?

What will be an ideal response?


It allows clinicians to compare different children’s test scores without worrying that one child was given extra time, additional help, or greater encouragement by the examiner, which would invalidate these comparisons.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding addiction, including compulsive behaviors such as gambling?

a. Learning to make the right choices is what recovery is all about. b. Addiction is a disease analogous to diabetes. c. Once the chemical (drug) or behavioral stimulus (casino) is removed, the individual is easily cured. d. Overcoming addiction is primarily mattered of willpower

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According to the studies of Helen Fisher, maintaining long-term romantic love requires ______.

a. having kids together b. novelty c. gift giving d. jealousy

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In _____ people learn through rewards and punishments to respond behaviorally in certain ways

A. classical conditioning B. shaping C. stress inoculation D. operant conditioning

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According to Copeland, the counselor in training is helped to become familiar with a cultural group by

a. Affective experiencing b. Cognitive understanding c. Skill building d. Consciousness raising

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