Suppose someone develops a new test of "roommate compatibility.". Which of the following could measure the validity of the test?
a. Check whether the distribution of scores is similar at a variety of colleges.
b. Give the test at the beginning and end of the semester and compare the scores.
c. See whether the test results predict which students will request a change of roommate.
d. See whether the test results predict students' grades.
c
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a. True b. False
Dr. Simon is discussing the role of inference in research. She says that psychologists study the outside to know about the inside. Is she correct?
a. No ? she has it backwards; we study the inside to know about the outside. b. No ? inference does not play a role in research. c. Yes ? we infer subjective experience (inside) from behavior (outside). d. Yes ? but we don't need inference since we can directly observe subjective experience in research participants.
Which of the following has not been shown to be true of children with math disabilities?
a. They tend to use less-sophisticated arithmetic strategies than typically developing children. b. They tend to use fact retrieval less often when solving simple arithmetic problems than typically developing children do. c. Their practice at fact retrieval appreciably improves their performance. d. They have difficulty keeping number names in their working memories.
If you are wanting your customers to be satisfied with your products, should you offer many choices or just a few options?
A) Maximizers would be more satisfied with more choices; satisficers would be fine with fewer choices. B) Satisficers would be more satisfied with more choices; maximizers would be more pleased with fewer choices. C) Fewer options would lead to higher levels of satisfaction. D) More choices would make everyone happier.