To measure possible bias of an IQ test, what is the most decisive information?
a. Was the test written by a committee that represented all groups?
b. Is the average score for each group equal to the average for other groups?
c. Do members of some group do better in school than the test scores predict?
d. Do members of some group believe the test is unfair to them?
c
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In family development theory, the progression of stages or phases of family development are linked to
a. the age of the parents. b. changes in developmental level of children in the family. c. the number of years the parents have been married. d. the number of children in a family.
In Selman's initial stage of perspective-taking, children appear unable to understand why someone would want to do something different than they want to do
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Participants told not to think about a white bear during a brief experiment may find themselves thinking about the white bear for the rest of the day. This is an example of:
A) the rebound effect of thought suppression. B) mental control. C) the overcompensation effect. D) the dynamic unconscious.
Why is the median unaffected by extreme scores occurring in only one tail of the distribution?
a. Because the median ignores the mathematical values of the scores. b. Because the median takes into account the actual values of all the scores. c. Because the median is only one point in the whole distribution. d. Because the median is based only on how frequently the median score occurs.