A Psychologist Wants to Obtain a Measure of Children's Attention

question 25

Multiple Choice

A psychologist wants to obtain a measure of children's attention spans under quiet conditions.She arranges for a group of children to meet individually with a research assistant who reads each child a list of numbers and then asks the child to repeat the numbers in reverse order.A week later the children repeat this task.The psychologist finds that the scores that each child received at week one and at week two tend to be very similar.She concludes that this test has high

• A)validity.
• B)split-half reliability.
• C)interrater reliability.
• D)test-retest reliability.

Comprehend Social Judgment Theory and its impact on audience persuasion.

Explain McGuire's inoculation theory and its relevance to resisting opposing arguments.

Understand the effectiveness of presenting evidence in persuasion, especially in contexts of neutral audience viewpoints.

Distinguish between presentations designed to inform and those designed to actuate.

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Definitions:

Depression

A mood disorder characterized by disabling sadness, hopelessness, and apathy; a loss of energy, pleasure, and motivation; and disturbances of sleep, diet, and other bodily functions.

Pavlov

was a Russian psychologist known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly the concept of the conditioned reflex.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner was a prominent American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher known for his work in the study of behaviorism and operant conditioning.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by gradually exposing the patient to the anxious stimuli.