Cognitive consistency theories assume all of the following EXCEPT:
a. that individuals are motivated to decrease or eliminate inconsistencies
b. that inconsistencies are unpleasant
c. that rationalization is used to decrease inconsistencies
d. individuals enjoy the variety of inconsistencies
d
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services from the school. Brenda is concerned about the test's ____. a. face validity b. consequential validity c. test-retest reliability d. split-half reliability
The correlation between shoe size and intelligence would be a
-1.00. b. +1.00. c. 0.00. d. impossible to calculate.
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a) adult day-care facility. b) assisted-living facility. c) skilled-nursing facility. d) support facility.
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