Using a General School Achievement Test When a Measurement of a Specific

question 16

Multiple Choice

Using a general school achievement test when a measurement of a specific skill is needed

• A) can only lead to a favorable, but invalid report.
• B) will lead to very dissatisfied stakeholders.
• C) is not likely to be sensitive to the effect of the program.
• D) will increase the likelihood that the report will be accepted.

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Definitions:

Impulses

Sudden, involuntary urges to act or react that can drive behavior without conscious planning.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that mediates between the desires of the id, the realities of the external world, and the moral standards of the superego.

Libido

A term that describes one's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity.

Transference

According to psychodynamic theorists, the redirection toward the psychotherapist of feelings associated with important figures in a patient’s life, now or in the past.