What correlation is obtained when the Pearson correlation is computed for data that have been converted to ranks?
A) ?the Spearman correlation
B) ?the point-biserial correlation
C) ?the phi coefficient
D) ?the simple correlation
A
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a. ?Walter Pillsbury b. ?John Watson c. ?Edward Thorndike d. ?Edwin Burket Twitmyer e. ?Willard Small
Which of the following is NOT true of people's observations of their own behavior?
a. People are usually realistic and objective. b. People tend to evaluate themselves in a more positive light than they really merit. c. In survey of high school students, 100% of the respondents saw themselves as above average. d. In a survey of high school students, 25% of the respondents thought they belonged in the top 1%.
Susan loves her new baby brother, but sometimes she secretly wishes she were still the only child in the family. Which defence mechanism would she be using if she snuggled him a little too roughly?
A) regression B) repression C) reaction formation D) projection
Research indicates the _____ is important to the behavioral, autonomic, and hormonal changes that occur in emotional situations
a. hippocampus b. amygdala c. cortex d. cerebellum