Obtaining Both Test Scores and Criterion Scores from Some Intact

question 14

Multiple Choice

Obtaining both test scores and criterion scores from some intact, preselected population, and then correlating the scores, is an example of _______.

• A) concurrent validity
• B) predictive validity
• C) construct validity
• D) criterion-referenced validity

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A reflexive, organic response to a stimulus that takes place without prior training or conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

The technique of learning by the repeated conjunction of two stimuli; a reaction that is first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by just the first stimulus.

Little Albert

An experiment in classical conditioning conducted by John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner, where a young boy was conditioned to fear a white rat.

Observational Learning

A process of learning that occurs through watching others, retaining the information observed, and later replicating the behaviors that were observed.