Nature is to nurture as ______ is to

A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admission test accurately predicts how well applicants will perform at his school. The administrator is most obviously concerned that the test is

A) standardized. B) valid. C) factor-analyzed. D) normally distributed. E) reliable.

Author Eliot Aronson (2000) suggests that the Columbine massacre was not simply a product of deviant individuals. Although certainly not excusing this behavior,

he points to the role of ________ as a significant factor in the recent spate of school shootings. a. the increase in violence on television b. a school atmosphere of exclusion and mockery c. the information on weaponry easily available over the internet d. an increase in school testing and consequent frustration