To measure children's social skills, you decide to use the number of interactions children have with other children as your measure of social skills

As you collect data, you notice that some children who have many interactions do not seem to be very socially skilled because many of their interactions are negative. This makes you question the __________ of your measure.
a. sampling c. validity
b. stability d. reliability


c

Psychology

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a. relapse prevention. b. harm reduction programs. c. relapse modification. d. behavior modification programs.

Psychology

Which description of the sex difference in spatial ability is the most accurate? a. Most boys perform better on tests of spatial ability than the brightest girl

b. Girls perform better on tests of spatial ability than boys. c. Girls and boys score equally on tests of spatial ability. d. Average tests scores of spatial ability are higher for boys than girls.

Psychology

Define obesity and explain the reasons it is considered to be an epidemic in the United States. Discuss how, in a nation so obsessed with thinness, obesity has become such a problem. Explore the different treatment options and their effectiveness

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Primary reinforcers are more ____ than secondary reinforcers

a. ?socially related b. ?trivially oriented c. ?intrinsically pleasurable d. ?learned from experience

Psychology