Explain the acquiescence response set
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Some people have a tendency to agree with everything, or rank everything a 1 or a 10; this is known as the acquiescence response set. Researchers dislike this because it looks like a person did not really consider each response but just quickly checked everything in the same column.
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Which of the following pairs of terms related to the goals of science are MOST clearly associated with the concept of correlation?
a. understanding and prediction b. description and understanding c. description and prediction d. prediction and application
An establishing operation is an event that makes a reinforcer more potent at a particular time
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Lisa and Tom both weigh 160 pounds, and both consumed two beers in the last hour. What can we conclude about their blood alcohol levels? a. Because they are the same weight, both should have the same blood alcohol levels
b. Neither will show any evidence of having consumed alcohol, because one hour is plenty of time for a 160 lb. person to metabolize the alcohol contained in two beers. c. Tom's blood alcohol level will probably be higher than Lisa's, because alcohol is absorbed by fat, and women usually have more fat than men. d. Lisa's blood alcohol level will probably be higher than Tom's, because alcohol is diluted by muscle, and men usually have more muscle than women.
A test in which items are trivially easy, but which is administered under strict time limits, is called a(n)
a) power test b) speed test c) unreliable test d) timed test