Liam Is Reading a Magazine Article About a New "Wonder

question 152

Multiple Choice

Liam is reading a magazine article about a new "wonder drug" and finds himself wondering who participated in the study,and what evidence the claims are based on.Liam's thinking illustrates the idea that

• A) motives and expectations can color our experiences.
• B) information needs to be viewed with a certain degree of skepticism.
• C) single-cause explanations are often inaccurate.
• D) sciences do not exist in a cultural vacuum.

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Definitions:

Validity

The degree to which all of the accumulated evidence supports the intended interpretation of test scores for the intended purpose. Validity is a unitary concept that attempts to answer the question: How well does a test measure what it’s supposed to measure?

Guilford's Cognitive

Refers to a model developed by psychologist Joy Paul Guilford that categorizes human intelligence into operations, contents, and products.

Functions

In mathematics, functions are defined as relationships between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs, where each input is related to exactly one output.

Operations

The execution of tasks and activities in order to run a business or an organization, encompassing a wide range of processes from production to services.