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piesebel

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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.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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piesebel

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Reply 2 on: Jun 18, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


miss.ashley

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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