Jan completes a test called "Your Skill as a Lover" in Cosmopolitan magazine. The test has questions like "what is your favorite color?" and "what kind of pet do you have?" She scores very low and is quite upset. You tell Jan that she should not be upset
You tell Jan that she should not be upset because the test
A) probably isn't applicable to her age group.
B) is unlikely to be reliable.
C) wasn't written by a psychologist.
D) is unlikely to be a valid measure of skill as a lover.
Answer: D
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A. Fitt's law B. Hick's law C. Weber's law D. Bloch's law
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a. True b. False