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Physics: Principles with Applications 6
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Myers' Psychology for AP 2
A test-developer defines uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group. Which of the following best describes this process? a. Reliability testing b. Validation c. Content validation d. Standardization e. Predictive validity

The Practice of Statistics 5
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The Practice of Statistics 5
Loser buys the pizza Leona and Fred are friendly competitors in high school. Both are about to take the ACT college entrance examination. They agree that if one of them scores 5 or more points better than the other, the loser will buy the winner a pizza. Suppose that in fact Fred and Leona have equal

Cognitive Psychology 3
What is convergent thinking? What is divergent thinking? How are these two types of thinking related to creativity? Describe experiments that have shown (a) how fi xation can affect creativity; (b) de Mestrals use of analogy to invent Velcro; and (c) Finkes creative cognition procedure.

Principles of Economics 9
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Principles of Economics 9
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