When Josie Applies for the Job of Store Cashier, She

question 14

Multiple Choice

When Josie applies for the job of store cashier, she is given a test that involves answering 150 simple addition and subtraction items. She is told to answer as many of the questions as she can in 10 minutes. The type of test that Josie is taking is a:

• A)power test.
• B)speed test.
• C)performance test.
• D)psychomotor test.

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Definitions:

Air Puff

A research technique or clinical tool where a sudden burst of air is applied to a part of the body or sensory organ to test reactions or reflexes.

Extinction

The weakening of a learned response that is produced if a conditioned stimulus is now repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioning

A learning process in which an individual's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment, often used to explain behaviorist psychological theories.

Reconditioning

A process of unlearning negative behaviors and reactions and replacing them with positive ones through various therapeutic techniques.