Would a sample of children from an affluent suburban school district be considered a representative sample of American children?
a. No, because affluent suburban schools tend to be less racially, ethnically, and economically diverse than the nation as a whole.
b. No, because they are nothing like the average American child.
c. Yes, because public education is available to all children.
d. Yes, because they have all the advantages and none of the disadvantages.
A
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a. a school child's age and vocabulary b. a building's height and weight c. number of fingers on a person's hand and intelligence d. air temperature and number of air conditioners being used e. amount of snowfall and number of skiers
You are a capable employee who feels very positive about your work skills. However, layoffs are a constant threat and you play no part in deciding who stays and who goes at your company. Your job satisfaction may suffer because:
a. you have low self-efficacy. b. you probably have low self-esteem about your job. c. at your job, your locus of control is external. d. the managers are verbally abusive.
The problem with relying on participants whose brains have been accidentally damaged in order to understand brain functioning is that
a. researchers have no control over the location or extent of the damage. b. people with damaged brains no longer allow themselves to be studied by researchers. c. the brain damage is never extensive enough and does not produce noticeable changes in behavior. d. governmental agencies prohibit research with people who have suffered damage to their brains.
According to Vaillant, men become “keepers of meaning,” or guardians of their culture, in their __________
A) teens and twenties B) thirties and forties C) fifties and sixties D) seventies and eighties