In tests and measurements, __________ is the term for the degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure.
A. validity
B. accuracy
C. reliability
D. congruence
Answer: A
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a. brought order to an otherwise chaotic mass of clinical observations b. encouraged the treating of labels rather than individual patients c. gave support to the psychological model of mental illness d. is the predecessor to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The alarm reaction to danger that is triggered by anxiety primarily involves the ________ nervous system.
A. autonomic B. parasympathetic C. peripheral D. somatic
Which of the following is an accurate statement about adolescents' development of formal operational thinking?
A) Formal operational reasoning enables adolescents to understand figurative language, such as metaphors. B) An adolescent's decision-making can include here-and-now factors but not future possibilities. C) Nearly all adolescents are engaged in formal operational thinking by the twelfth grade. D) Higher education is of little use in the development of formal operational thinking.
A __________ is a medical doctor who specializes in disorders of the nervous system
a. psychiatrist b. neurologist c. neuropsychologist d. endocrinologist