Which of the following types of validity refers to the extent to which the measured variables actually measure the conceptual variables?
a. Statistical conclusion validity
b. Internal validity
c. Construct validity
d. External validity
c
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Which statement best describes the relationship between sleep problems and psychological adjustment? a. Sleep problems may cause emotional and behavioral problems among children and adolescents
b. Psychological problems are unrelated to sleep problems. c. Sleep problems may arise from some underlying factor that is specific to biological causes. d. Psychological problems are not worsened by sleep problems.
The tendency for people to give others the benefit of the doubt when we have positive information about their behavior in another situation is called what?
a. The attractiveness bias b. The actor-observer discrepancy c. The halo effect d. The self-serving bias
Van Abbema and Bauer (2005) were able to get children to visit the lab at age 3 and then again around the age of 8 (varied from 7 to 9). They found that:
a. the children remembered more words from a list when they were younger than when they were older. b. no older children could remember events that had taken place during the first visit. c. some children could accurately remember events that had taken place during the first visit. d. the older children did not show a metamemory advantage relative their earlier performance.
If a PET scan was done of your brain while you listened to your
favorite song, your primary auditory area would be the first to light up, followed by association areas in your lobes. a. frontal b. parietal c. temporal d. occipital