All of the Following Combinations of Reliability and Validity Are

question 28

Multiple Choice

All of the following combinations of reliability and validity are possible except

• A) low reliability; low validity
• B) low reliability; high validity
• C) high reliability; low validity
• D) high reliability; high validity

Understand the role of implicit biases and prejudices in shaping human interactions.

Recognize the fundamental attribution error and its impact on social perception.

Understand how past behavior predicts future actions more accurately than psychological profiling.

Understand principles of persuasion and attitude change, including the sleeper effect and foot-in-the-door technique.

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Definitions:

Bacterial Conjugation

A method of genetic transfer where bacteria exchange genetic material through direct cell-to-cell contact.

Horizontal Gene Transfer

The movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than by the "vertical" transmission of DNA from parent to offspring.

Binary Fission

A form of asexual reproduction seen in prokaryotic organisms and some single-cell eukaryotes where a cell divides into two genetically identical cells.

Commensalism

A type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits and the other one is neither harmed nor helped. Compare with mutualism and parasitism.