Author Question: The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) is a useful research tool, but has been criticized ... (Read 81 times)

piesebel · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) is a useful research tool, but has been criticized for low test-retest reliability. One reason for this low reliability may be that

a) infants can change rapidly in a short period of time.
b) reliability for this test is highly dependent on the examiner's skill.
c) this test focuses on inherently unstable attributes such as mood.
d) the instructions for scoring the test are insufficiently clear.

Question 2

The German philosopher and jurist Christian Thomasius is important to the history of psychology because he was the first to

a) collect and analyze empirical data on a psychological trait.
b) develop a psychological theory based on the four humors.
c) create an objective scale to facilitate the practice of phrenology.
d) relate physiological measurements to psychological characteristics.