Ruby Received a Score of 90 on an Intelligence Test

question 95

Multiple Choice

Ruby received a score of 90 on an intelligence test. Two days later she received a score of 55 on a different form of the same test. The test was apparently lacking in ________.

• A) validity
• B) reliability
• C) culture-fairness
• D) content-relations

Identify the Big Five personality traits and their relation to personality disorders as outlined in the DSM-5.

Describe general characteristics of personality disorders and understand why their definitions may be controversial.

Understand the relationship between sexual drives and sexual fantasies.

Identify and distinguish between different sexual styles and their characteristics.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is intentionally changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Least Squares Estimate

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the differences between observed and predicted values.

Intercept

The point at which a line crosses the axis in a graph, often associated with the starting value of a function when all independent variables equal zero.

Dependent Variable

A variable in scientific research or statistical modeling whose value is subject to change based on the changes in another variable, known as the independent variable.