Characteristics of a population of scores are called parameters, while characteristics of a sample of scores drawn from a larger population are called statistics
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Suppose that a doctor weighs your child and finds her to be in the 25th percentile for weight at age 2 . The doctor rechecks your child every few months to be sure that she is staying near the 25th percentile. This is an example of a. tracking
b. leafing. c. quartiles. d. percentile monitoring.
In which country does the highest percentage of the world’s smokers live?
a. ?United States b. ?India c. ?China d. ?France
Which of the following is an example of displacement?
a. A man is angry with his wife, so he yells at his employee. b. A man denies that he is angry with his wife. c. A man is angry with his wife, but says that she is the one who is angry. d. A man makes up excuses for why he is angry with his wife.
Which of the following is correct about media violence and aggressive behavior?
a) Correlations do not exist between playing violent video games and aggression. b) Viewing TV violence has no effect on those already aggressive. c) TV violence creates an outlet that reduces aggression. d) Research overwhelmingly supports a relationship between TV violence and viewer aggression.