An efficient estimator is one whose sampling distribution has a small variance.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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A. conservation B. centrated thinking C. intuitive thought D. egocentric thought
Suppose a researcher discovered a strong negative correlation between the length of people's hair and the amount of money they paid for their automobile. In general, people who paid the least amount of money for their automobile also had
a. the longest hair. b. mid-length hair. c. the shortest hair. d. either extremely long or extremely short hair.
Which type of need must be met first according to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
A. Belongingness and love B. Esteem C. Safety D. Physiological
Indy is a typical six-year-old and his brother Jones is a typical 16-year-old. How do their information processing skills most likely differ on a memory task?
a. Indy will be able to learn more than Jones if both are given extra time to study for the task. b. Indy will be more likely to utilize deliberate strategies while Jones will rely on unconscious strategies. c. Jones will recall both more relevant information and task-irrelevant information. d. Jones will recall more relevant information and is less likely to recall task-irrelevant information.