A Psychological Test Is Reliable When It

question 106

Multiple Choice

A psychological test is reliable when it:

• A)measures what it is supposed to measure.
• B)has been normed using a sample representative of those for whom the test has been designed.
• C)yields consistent measurements.
• D)measures the positives.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.