In a signal detection study, an observer who is a yea-sayer will give a high number of hits, but will also have a high number of false alarms

Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to:

a. provide a quantitative estimate of inherited intellectual potential. b. distinguish between academic and practical intelligence. c. identify children likely to have difficulty learning in school. d. assess general capacity for goal directed adaptive behavior.

Which of the following individuals is receiving positive reinforcement?

a) Beth, who gets rid of a skin rash by applying medication to it b) Diego, who places money in a broken soda machine and receives no soda c) Lara, who earns money for babysitting d) Simon, who is fined for littering