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Motivations in Psychology and Law Quiz

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What is the difference between reliability and validity?

Both reliability and validity refer to accuracy

Reliability refers to accuracy, while validity refers to consistency

Both reliability and validity refer to consistency

Reliability refers to consistency, while validity refers to accuracy (correct)

In the context of test retest reliability, what does stability of scores mean?

Scores fluctuate over time

Scores remain the same over time (correct)

Scores are consistent across different measures

Scores are valid at different times

How do police detectives compare to college students in distinguishing true from false confessions?

College students showed no difference compared to police detectives

College students performed worse than police detectives

Police detectives were more accurate than college students

Police detectives performed worse than college students (correct)

What is the current legal status of polygraphs in the United States?

Banned in almost half the states, with some conditions in others Signup and view all the answers

How do jurors typically vote even if they recognize that a confession was coerced?

Jurors still convict based on coerced confessions Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference in focus between law and psychology?

Law is prescriptive, while psychology is descriptive. Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when a case 'sets precedence'?

The case becomes a guiding example for similar cases in the future. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the guilty knowledge test?

To identify specific information only the guilty individual would know about the crime. Signup and view all the answers

What does reliability refer to in psychological tests?

The consistency and stability of test results over time and across different conditions. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of validity in psychological assessments?

To guarantee that a test accurately measures what it claims to measure. Signup and view all the answers