Which one of the following is an example of a ratio level of measurement?
a. the number of times a laboratory monkey presses a bar in its experimental chamber during a one-hour period
b. the temperature in Celsius of a hospital patient
c. a racing-car driver's position at the end of a race
d. a patient' rating of his own anxiety level on a scale where l0 represents "low anxiety" and l00 represents "extreme anxiety"
a
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to a child effects model,
a. children influence their parents through variables such as their age and personality. b. parents are most influential in the parent-child relationship. c. parents are responsible for how children turn out. d. children's behaviors are almost all due to innate genetic factors.
This area of research uses methodologies from the brain sciences to investigate various types of social behavior such as stereotyping in prejudice, attitudes, self-control, and emotional regulation:
a. social psychoscience b. social bioscience c. social neuroscience d. psychosocial neuroscience e. psychosocial biology
Milton has a Stanford-Binet IQ score of 50 and deficits in adaptive behavior. He is likely to be labeled ______ retarded
a. mildly b. moderately c. severely d. profoundly