The Proportion of Variation in the Criterion That Is Knowable

question 78

Multiple Choice

The proportion of variation in the criterion that is knowable in advance from knowledge of the test scores can be found by

• A)construct-irrelevant variance.
• B)the validity coefficient.
• C)squaring the validity coefficient.
• D)the square root of the validity coefficient.

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Definitions:

Higher-Order Conditioning

A type of learning where a new stimulus becomes associated with an already conditioned stimulus, resulting in the same conditioned response.

Spontaneous Recovery

Following a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus, a conditioned response that had previously disappeared resurfaces.

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology that involves reinforcing behaviors that are successively closer to the desired action.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was conditioned.