Why Are Interstate Commerce Laws Applicable to Testing

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why are interstate commerce laws applicable to testing?

• A)Tests developed and published in one state may be marketed and used in other states.
• B)Tests used in employment decisions affect individual finances.
• C)Students may attend colleges located in states other than their home states, so college entrance exams are controlled by interstate commerce laws.
• D)Testing is a business and thus antitrust laws apply.

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Definitions:

Watson's Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that all human behaviors can be conditioned, put forward by John B. Watson, a pioneer in behaviorism.

Lever Pressing

An action typically used in psychological experiments as a measure of learning or behavior, often involving animals pressing a lever to receive a reward.

Extinction

In psychology, this refers to the slow reduction and eventual vanishing of a learned reaction when the previously associated conditioned stimulus is not combined with the unconditioned stimulus anymore.

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning by linking a naturally occurring stimulus with one introduced externally.