When you ask your teacher how the class did on the test, all you are told is that the results can be described by a bell-shaped curve, or normal distribution. From this, you should be able to deduce that most student scores
a. were very high.
b. were very low.
c. clustered in the middle and fewer were at the extremes.
d. clustered at the extremes and fewer were in the middle.
Answer: c. clustered in the middle and fewer were at the extremes.
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a. adaptive coping. b. offensive coping. c. defensive coping. d. constructive coping.
The self as a rational coper stresses:
a. our sense of our rational powers and the use of them b. an avoidance of situations in which our skills will be tested c. problem solving of a concrete situational character d. avoidance of emotional input to decision making
In Substage 5 of the sensorimotor period, toddlers __________
A) create mental representations B) repeat behaviors with variation C) repeat chance behaviors largely motivated by basic needs D) arrive at solutions suddenly rather than through trial-and-error
Betty was initially taking a psychoactive drug to help her lose weight and stay awake in class. Unfortunately, she has begun to experience restlessness and sleeplessness. Betty is experiencing the effects of prolonged use of
A. caffeine. B. cocaine. C. an amphetamine. D. opium.