(It’s psychology).
1. Professor Flummox gives her new test of aptitudes for studying psychology to her psychology students at the start of the year. At the end of the year, she finds that those who did well on the test averaged only a "C" in the course. The test lacks .
Group of answer choices

reliability

replication

being free from bias

validity

2. The psychology department at the Ohio State University is testing a new anti-anxiety medication. During the first run of experiments, the drug showed a significant decrease in anxiety in patients. When the experiment was performed a second and third time, the medication proved very little results. The experiment lacked .

reliability

validity

freedom from bias

standardization

3. Teachers at North East Central school are going to administer a test to check the progress of their ninth grade students. Students were divided into three groups. Each group received different oral instructions before the test, one group did not receive calculators and two groups had to finish early. Why is this not a good test?

The test shows bias.

The test is not reliable.

The test is not valid.

The test is not standardized.

4. Dr. Ramos wants to inventory her new patient Laura's feelings about a recent trauma she had. Which form of descriptive studies should Dr. Ramos use for her research?


5. Richelle was abused by her parents from age 1 and up. She received no emotional interaction and was locked in a small bedroom for 23 hours of the day. Richelle struggles to adapt to her new foster home. She runs away often and hoards food while she is home. Those psychologists who are studying Richelle's childhood are using which form of descriptive studies?



6. The local political party is interested in the feelings and thoughts of the voters in the area. In an attempt to collect this information, the party chooses which form of descriptive studies to tackle this task?



7. Dr. Lance wants to study the effect music can have on mood. He attends many concerts and operas to watch the audience and collect data. Dr. Lance is using which form of descriptive studies for his research?



8. allow researchers to describe behavior and predict future behavior, but does not allow researchers to choose one explanation over another.

Experiments

Standardized studies

Descriptive studies

Correlational studies

9. What makes for a good test?