It Is Necessary to Exercise Great Care in Making Broad

question 9

Multiple Choice

It is necessary to exercise great care in making broad statements about a person based on a score on a single adaptive behavior scale because

• A) different adaptive behavior devices measure different behaviors.
• B) all scales are unreliable.
• C) it is illegal to make statements about someone based on a psychological instrument.
• D) no scale has demonstrated validity.

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Definitions:

Flashbulb Memories

Vivid, detailed recollections of significant or traumatic events, which are imprinted with high clarity as if taken by a camera’s flash.

Vivid

Descriptive of something strikingly bright or intense, either visually or in terms of perception, making it likely to attract attention or create a strong impression.

Emotional Areas

Regions within the brain, such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, that are fundamentally involved in processing, regulating, and responding to emotional stimuli.

Autobiographical Memory

A type of memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life, based on a combination of episodic (personal experiences) and semantic (facts and concepts) memory.