Measurement and Methodology-Ethics and Legal Issues (GRE Psychology): Questions 1 - 2 of 2
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Question number: 1
» Measurement and Methodology » Ethics and Legal Issues
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The Bayley Scales of Infant Development do which of the following?
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| a. | Help to identity mentally retarded infants |
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| b. | Measure intelligence in preschoolers |
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| c. | Guide parents in school placement |
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| d. | Measure cognition in infants |
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Question number: 2
» Measurement and Methodology » Ethics and Legal Issues
Question
Gary’s son Sam is learning to drive. Each night, Gary takes Sam out in the family car for driving lessons. Gary notices that Sam improves more in lessons in which Gary is extremely critical. In fact, more critical Gary is, the more Sam improves. After Sam gets his driver’s license, Gary’s wife Chrissy tells him that every time Gary was critical of Sam, she took him out so he could improve before his father’s next lesson. What was the problem with Gary’s initial interpretation of Sam’s improvement?
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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| a. | second variable problem |
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| b. | Non-representative sample problem |
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| c. | Third variable problem |
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| d. | Parsimonious problem |
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