Jennifer Took a Test in School That Indicated That She

question 43

Multiple Choice

Jennifer took a test in school that indicated that she was meeting the learning targets for reading but not for math. She probably took what kind of test?

• A)Criterion-referenced
• B)Norm-referenced
• C)Personality
• D)Projective

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Definitions:

Signal-detection Theory

A psychological theory that explains how we discern between information-bearing patterns and random noise in the environment.

Sensory Processes

The mechanisms by which information from the environment is absorbed, transformed into neural signals, and perceived.

Subliminal Perception

The ability to detect information below the conscious level of awareness, which may influence thoughts, feelings, or actions without one being consciously aware of the stimuli.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the change in a stimulus that will be just noticeable is a constant ratio of the original stimulus.