A number that describes a characteristic of a sample of scores is called a
a. descriptive score. c. statistic.
b. summary score. d. parameter.
C
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Which of the following studies would be impossible to answer by a cross-sectional study? a. How many 6-year-olds and 12-year-olds have friends of the opposite sex?
b. How do 6-year-olds and 12-year-olds react when a friend becomes abusive? c. Do 12-year-olds generally have more friends, or fewer, than 6-year-olds? d. Do children with many friends at age 6 also have many friends at age 12?
When individuals use behavior modification procedures to change their own behavior it is referred to as:
a. contingency control b. functional control c. self-monitoring d. self-management
The ending of the story of Little Red Riding was changed apparently because some
a. thought that the original ending was too gentle to Little Red Riding Hood herself b. wanted to emphasize the party at the end of later versions c. sought to be gentler to the wolf in later endings d. all of these e. none of these
The trained awareness of our current thoughts, emotions, and actions is referred to as
A. mindfulness. B. consciousness. C. fitness. D. conscientiousness.