A person’s tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share his or her beliefs and behaviors is known as the __________
a. hindsight bias
b. false consensus effect
c. underestimation effect
d. observer bias
Answer: B
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In females, early maturation is associated with
a. deterioration of peer relations. b. weight gain. c. higher levels of moral reasoning. d. greater emotional difficulties.
Wundt argued that if an animal has any sensory ability, then it can make judgments and conscious inferences
a. True b. False
An IQ test to World War I military recruitsincluded a scale that relied more heavily on pictures and acting out instructions. Results revealed that 47 percent of the men tested had a mental age of thirteen or less. Why??
a. ?The men were mentally defective. b. ?The test was culturally biased. c. ?The test required more creativity than the Alpha test d. ?Goddard tested the men one at a time and discriminated against black recruits.
According to your textbook, which two resources contain professional practice standards most relevant and specific to using tests in educational settings?
a. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and the NASP Professional Standards b. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and the Code of Fair Testing Practices c. The Code of Fair Testing Practices and the Ethical Principles of the APA d. The Ethical Principles of the APA and the NASP Professional Standards