One Problem with the Standardization Sample in the 1937 Version

question 6

Multiple Choice

One problem with the standardization sample in the 1937 version of the Stanford-Binet scale was that

• A)there were only Californians in the sample.
• B)the sample was too small.
• C)the sample only included whites.
• D)rural residents were over-represented.

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Definitions:

Learning

The process of acquiring knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences, often resulting from study, experience, or teaching.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, it refers to any stimulus that strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response or behavior.

Habituation

A decrease in behavioral response after lengthy or repeated exposure to a stimulus.