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Question number: 90
» Measurement and Methodology » Psychometrics, Test Construction, Reliability, Validity
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External validity refers to the extent to which the results of an experiment can be generalized to and across different ________.
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| a. | Subjects. AND Procedures. |
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| b. | Experimenters. |
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| c. | Situations. |
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| d. | All a. , b. and c. are correct |
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Question number: 91
» Clinical and Abnormal Psychology » Abnormal Psychology Theories, Applications and Issues
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Which of the following concepts is NOT central to psychoanalytic theory?
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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| a. | Transference |
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| b. | Aggression |
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| c. | Free association |
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| d. | Animus |
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Question number: 92
» Langauge » Langauge Theories, Applications and Issues
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Chomsky’s contribution to the understanding of language acquisition was the idea that:
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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| a. | Language is too complex to learn bit by bit, so there must be a “mental module” in the brain that allows young children to develop language |
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| b. | there is a critical period for learning language |
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| c. | children go through different stages of language development |
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| d. | language is learned bit by bit, as one might learn a list of U. S. presidents |
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Question number: 93
» Personality » Personality and Behavior
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Ben has read all the books on mythology in his school’s library, and he is intrigued by how the stories all seem to have similar elements and themes. In each story there is a hero and a villain, a damsel in distress, a wise old man or woman to guide the hero, and a funny sidekick. Jung would tell Ben that the commonalities are there because the story creators were all tapping the
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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| a. | collective unconscious. |
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| b. | personal consciousness |
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| c. | imaginary audience. |
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| d. | personal fable. |
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