If 95% of the Children Who Score Highly on an Inventory

question 37

Multiple Choice

If 95% of the children who score highly on an inventory of disruptive behavior turn out to have a diagnosable disruptive behavior problem,which of the following is NOT necessarily true?

• A) There is a 5% false positive rate.
• B) The test has low negative predictive power.
• C) The test has high positive predictive power.
• D) The test has good criterion-related validity.

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Definitions:

Species-typical Behavior

Actions and patterns of behavior that are characteristic of a particular species, often instinctual.

Intelligence

The ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge, reason logically, plan effectively, comprehend complex ideas, and learn from experience.

Homo Habilis

is an extinct species of early human that lived approximately 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago, known for its use of stone tools.

Homo Erectus

An extinct species of hominid that lived from roughly 1.9 million to about 140,000 years ago, known for being one of the first hominins to have a stature and gait similar to that of modern humans.