Directions: Identify the Error, If Any, in Each Sentence

question 16

Multiple Choice

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is not correct? ​

• A)Congress's proposal will affect all lower-, upper-, and middle-class workers. ​
• B)Congress's proposal will affect all lower-class, upper-class, and middle-class workers.
• C)Congress's proposal will affect all lower, upper, and middle class workers.

Identify the qualities required for a psychological test to be considered reliable and valid.

Recognize the role of standardization in psychological testing and its impact on establishing norms.

Distinguish between different theories of intelligence, including Spearman's general intelligence, Gardner's multiple intelligences, and Thurstone's primary mental abilities.

Explain the significance of validity in test design and how it differs from reliability.

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Definitions:

Operant Learning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the effects of consequences on behavior.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Punishment

A consequence applied to decrease or eliminate an undesired behavior; often used in the context of behavior modification techniques.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that utilizes rewards and punishments for behavior, aiming to increase the likelihood of desirable responses and decrease the likelihood of undesired ones.