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Alfred Adler’s individual psychology emphasized that human motivation is primarily driven by the strive to overcome feelings of:
AInferiority
BGuilt
CAnxiety
DIsolation
The extent to which a test measures what it claims or intends to measure is defined as its:
AReliability
BValidity
CStandardization
DNormative Accuracy
The consistency or stability of a test’s scores across repeated administrations is known as its:
AValidity
BObjectivity
CReliability
DGeneralizability
In an experimental study, the variable that is deliberately manipulated by the researcher is the:
ADependent Variable
BConfounding Variable
CControl Variable
DIndependent Variable
The tendency for observers to overestimate personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others’ behavior is called the:
AFundamental Attribution Error
BSelf-Serving Bias
CConfirmation Bias
DActor-Observer Bias
In an experiment, the variable that is measured to assess the effect of the manipulation is the:
ADependent Variable
BIndependent Variable
CExtraneous Variable
DPredictor Variable
Leon Festinger’s theory that describes the psychological discomfort felt when holding two conflicting cognitions is known as:
ASocial Comparison Theory
BCognitive Dissonance Theory
CBalance Theory
DAttribution Theory
The famous 1961 experiment on obedience to authority where participants delivered mock electrical shocks was conducted by:
APhilip Zimbardo
BSolomon Asch
CStanley Milgram
DMuzafer Sherif
The 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, which demonstrated the profound power of social roles and situational influence, was directed by:
AStanley Milgram
BSolomon Asch
CKurt Lewin
DPhilip Zimbardo
The theory of motivation suggesting that biological needs create an internal state of tension that drives the organism to reduce it is:
AArousal Theory
BIncentive Theory
CDrive-Reduction Theory
DInstinct Theory