It Is Now Generally Recognized That It Is Virtually Impossible

question 52

True/False

It is now generally recognized that it is virtually impossible to design a test that is completely culture-free because ability tests reflect the values, knowledge, and communication strategies of their culture of origin.

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Definitions:

Psychological Dependence

The strong desire to repeat the use of a drug for emotional reasons, such as a feeling of well-being and reduction of stress.

Drug Addiction

A chronic disease characterized by compulsive, or uncontrollable, drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences and changes in the brain, which can be long-lasting.

Depressants

Psychoactive drugs that slow down mental and physical activity.

Activation-Synthesis Theory

Theory that dreaming occurs when the cerebral cortex synthesizes neural signals generated from activity in the lower part of the brain and that dreams result from the brain’s attempts to find logic in random brain activity that occurs during sleep.