The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is that
a. the tests are not really measuring personality.
b. personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure.
c. personality tests are too vague and subjective.
d. although people exhibit a core of stability, they continually change.
d
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Which of the following examples would be a case of misdiagnosis?
A. A clinician diagnoses a 9-month-old as having separation anxiety. B. A clinician diagnoses a 10-year-old as having separation anxiety. C. A clinician diagnoses a 12-year-old as having an elimination disorder due to consistent bed-wetting. D. A clinician diagnoses a 15-year-old with depression when she demonstrates lack of interest in beloved activities.
Which is correct?
a. Participants were 18 Cuban-Americans. b. Participants were 15 White and 15 Black elementary school students. c. Participants were 15 white and 15 black elementary school students. d. none of the above
Recent research would suggest that if Jake is 55 years old, his health in comparison to people in their 70s and 80s is
A. much better B. about the same. C. poorer. D. likely to be significantly improved with much longer life expectancy.
Which classic stage theorist was responsible for the "stages of cognitive development" ?
What will be an ideal response?