Aden finds that, on an average, men have higher starting salaries than women. In order to conclude that the differences in starting salaries are true differences and not a result of random error, Aden would employ the use of ________ statistics.
A. descriptive
B. qualitative
C. inferential
D. ordinal
Answer: C
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The propensity of 10-month-old Chester to tug at the straps on his beanie, remove his hat, and inspire the other children at the daycare center to repeat the same actions is an example of __________.
A. early manifestation of a behavior problem B. the immaturity level of his development, which may require special intervention C. an "expert" baby who is able to teach skills and information to other infants D. a distressed attachment pattern
Children who were raised in severely overcrowded orphanages and got almost no attention from adults for the first year or two of their lives
a. were able to readily establish secure attachments once adopted. b. craved constant attention and wanted to be held a great deal of the time. c. were more fearful of strangers once they established an attachment with their adoptive families. d. were anxious and remote and would not make eye contact with others.
Data are typically nonnumeric measurements or observations.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Attention is defined by cognitive psychologists as:
A) the concentration of mental effort B) a conscious phenomenon C) the strength of a signal D) generalization of percept E) the activation of certain "attentional centers" in the brain