Various "High-Stakes Tests," Which Can Make or Break a Person's

question 205

Multiple Choice

Various "high-stakes tests," which can make or break a person's career, could be improved in all of the following ways EXCEPT utlilizing more items that

• A)assess recognition of facts through multiple choice formats.
• B)require the application of knowledge to solve problems.
• C)test a person's ability to think critically.
• D)test a person's ability to think creatively.

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Definitions:

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response.

Generalization

The process by which an animal or a person responds to a new stimulus in a way that's similar to how they responded to a previously encountered stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

An approach to education that utilizes incentives and penalties to shape behavior.

Conditioned Taste Aversions

A learned response where an individual avoids a food after a negative experience, demonstrating how tastes become associated with illness or discomfort.