A screening device is able to indicate a problem when it is present and accurately indicate the absence of a problem when none exists. In psychological terms, this would constitute

A) screening specificity.
B) screening sensitivity.
C) differential diagnosis.
D) sensitivity and specificity.

D

Psychology

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a) Night terrors are a rare disorder, affecting only 3% of kids and around 1% of adults. b) Nightmares, but not night terrors, suggest some psychological problems. c) Night terrors, but not nightmares, suggest some psychological problems. d) Both nightmares and night terrors suggest psychological problems.

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Stimulus discrimination occurs when, after conditioning, an organism responds to a stimulus that resembles the stimulus involved in the original conditioning

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology