AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

PREDICTING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

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Although her score on the personality test indicated that Mary was devoid of social grace, painfully shy, and frightened of other people, she is extremely popular and outgoing. This personality test lacks
A
reliability.
B
standardization.
C
consistency.
D
validity.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -*Validity-the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to.

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: -The correlation of intelligence test scores for identical twins raised together is about +. 85. For identical twins raised apart, the correlation is about +. 72.

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