Validation Studies for the WPPSI-III Have Shown That

question 44

Multiple Choice

Validation studies for the WPPSI-III have shown that

• A) it is valid for clinical and nonclinical populations.
• B) it cannot be validated for very young children.
• C) its lack of reliability has impaired its validity.
• D) item bias has impaired its validity.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses.

Operant Conditioning

A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.

Observational Learning

Acquiring behaviors through the observation and replication of others' actions.

Respondent Behavior

Actions that occur as an automatic response to a particular stimulus, not under conscious control.