The Probabilistic Relationship Between a Testtaker's Response to a Test

question 159

Multiple Choice

The probabilistic relationship between a testtaker's response to a test item and that testtaker's level on the latent construct being measured by the test is expressed in graphic form by

• A) an item characteristic curve.
• B) an item response curve.
• C) an item trace line.
• D) All of these

Understand the concept of power differential heuristic and its implications on authority and decision-making.

Understand and explain the concept of heuristic thinking in decision making.

Identify and describe various heuristics, such as Anchoring with Adjustment, Loss and Risk Aversion, Representation, Simulation, Elimination by Aspect, Optimistic Bias, Satisficing, and Association.

Analyze the impact of heuristic thinking on judgments and decision making.

---

Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In psychology, the process by which a previously reinforced response diminishes and eventually disappears when reinforcement is no longer provided.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

External Inhibition

The decrease in the strength or occurrence of a behavior due to an external stimulus or change in environmental conditions.