Which of the following is not a suggestion made by psychologist Miller-Jones to improve assessment of minority children with IQ and other standardized tests?
a. The cognitive processes that might be involved in the task should not be specified.
b. Multiple tasks with different materials should be used with the same individual.
c. Procedures are needed so that an examiner can probe for the reasoning of a child's answers.
d. Tests must be appropriate for the culture from which the child comes.
A
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a. matching participants on important characteristics. b. randomly assigning participants to treatment groups. c. employing double-blind procedures. d. all of the above
Maria is a retired factory worker who lives with anxiety. Due to the fear of having anxiety attacks, she does not leave her house. This makes her feel trapped in her home, which creates an enormous sense of discomfort for Maria. Which criterion would be most appropriate in deciding whether Maria's case represents an example of abnormality?
A) Statistical rarity B) Subjective distress C) Societal disapproval D) Cultural relativity
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Across a number of trials, adults are presented terms in pairs, such as "BOAT" and "IQSM". As
quickly as possible, the adults must identify which term is an actual word. This paradigm is known as a __________ task. Fill in the blanks with correct word