AP PSYCHOLOGY

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BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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Mrs. Cho is careful to make sure that she fairly represents the whole year’s work on the final exam for her American literature class. If Mrs. Cho achieves this goal, her test will have
A
test-retest reliability.
B
construct validity.
C
content validity.
D
split-half reliability.
E
criterion validity.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Perhaps the most significant lesson to be learned from the Flynn effect is that intelligence, as measured by standard tests, does change over time-that IQ scores are not immutable either within an individual or across populations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of the use of Crystallized Intelligence, on the other hand, include recalling historical events and dates, remembering geographical locations, building one’s vocabulary, and reciting poetic texts (Horn, 1968).

Detailed explanation-3: -Validity provides a check on how well the test fulfills its function. The determination of validity usually requires independent, external criteria of whatever the test is designed to measure.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the theory, there are three principal aspects of intelligence: analytical–the ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare and contrast; creative–the ability to create, design, invent, originate, imagine, and practical–the ability to use, apply, implement, put into practice.

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