In test–retest, alternate-forms, and split-half assessments, the higher the Pearson’s r, the more confident we can be that our measure is _______.
a. relevant
b. accurate
c. valid
d. dependable
Ans: D
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a. health promotion b. family systems c. attachment d. psychopathological
Regarding the characteristics of psychosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The speech of psychotic patients tends to be garbled and chaotic. b. Psychotic patients have severely disturbed emotions and may show a "flat affect.". c. A psychotic patient often exhibits a "split personality" with at least two identities. d. Psychotic patients often experience delusions and/or hallucinations.
In a pretest posttest experiment, the participants take the pretest while the experimenter is out of sight. When the treatment is presented, the experimenter is present, though this is not part of the treatment. This creates a confound called a _____ effect
a. testing c. history b. maturation d. treatment
When considering potential complications of a factorial design with four or more independent variables, which of the following statements is true?
a) Interpretation between interactions of the independent variables becomes more difficult b) Interpretation between interactions of the independent variables becomes simpler. c) The practicality of recruiting participants becomes simpler. d) There are fewer issues of control to consider.