One of the pairs of terms below consists of two very similar threats to validity. Which pair?
A) history and maturation
B) history and regression toward the mean
C) experimenter bias and experimental mortality
D) selection bias and testing effects
A
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When developmentalists have considered fluid and crystallized intelligence to determine if intelligence continues to grow, slow, or decline with age, they determined that __________.
A. fluid intelligence does decline; however, crystallized intelligence holds steady and can improve B. crystallized intelligence does decline; however, fluid intelligence holds steady and can improve C. both fluid and crystallized intelligence decline with age D. both fluid and crystallized intelligence improve with age
Most psychologists would agree that the most widely used intelligence tests:
a. have good predictive validity for academic performance b. are valid for differentiating fluid and crystallized intelligence c. have high validity for predicting creativity d. are not valid because they are seriously racially biased
Portrayal of aggression on television would be of particular theoretical concern to the __________ theorists
a. psychoanalytic b. frustration-aggression c. instinctual d. social learning
A pedestrian obeying traffic lights is a good example of someone following a social role.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)