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In a testing situation, some students have to sit near a noisy radiator that impairs their ability to hear instructions regarding the test. Other students in the same room can hear the instructions clearly.
 
  What key assumption of classical test theory is violated by this situation? a) Measurement errors are random.
   b) True scores and measurement error are uncorrelated.
   c) The mean of measurement error is zero.
   d) Measurement error is always systematic.

Question 2

In Henry Murray's theory, one distinction between needs and press is that needs refers to
 
  a) internal influences on behavior, while press refers to external influences on behavior.
   b) objective forces, while press refers to subjective forces.
   c) physical requirements such as food, while press refers to psychological requirements such as love.
   d) external forces shaping behavior, while press refers to external forces shaping behavior.



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