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PSYCHOLOGY 80 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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PSYCHOLOGY 80 PRACTICE TESTQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
A Cronbach's alpha of .90 would indicate good internal consistency. - ANSWER True
Measurement is best defined as which of the following?
a. directly comparing one individual to a standard reference individual
b. the assignment of scores to individuals so the scores represent some characteristic of the individuals
c. the use of an established measuring instrument such as a ruler or scale to describe an individual
d. an objective method of counting individuals - ANSWER b. the assignment of scores to individuals so
the scores represent some characteristic of the individuals
Which of the following researchers probably worries most about the external validity of her studies?
a. Dr. Prentice is a consumer psychologist who works for the Target Corporation.
b. Dr. Dumbrowski is a personality psychologist who is interested in genetic effects on personality.
c. Dr. Zamora is a cognitive psychologist who studies basic memory processes.
d. Dr. Colfax is a behavioral neuroscientist who studies the functions of the amygdale. - ANSWER a. Dr.
Prentice is a consumer psychologist who works for the Target Corporation
Which of the following is true?
a. Every confounding variable is also an extraneous variable.
b. Every extraneous variable is also a confounding variable.
c. Every variable other than the independent and dependent variable is either an extraneous variable ora
confounding variable (but not both).
d. Good experiments eliminate all extraneous variables. - ANSWER a. Every confounding variable is also
an extraneous variable.
What does it mean to say that a study has good internal validity?
a. It has been replicated many times.
b. The independent variable is clearly the cause of any observed differences in the dependent variable.
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