______ is the most commonly reported measure of central tendency.
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Central tendency
Answer: A
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A. Tourette's syndrome B. Severe memory deficits C. Sexual impairments D. Aplastic anemia
Anna's teacher is baffled as to why she continually acts out during math class. When she acts out she is sent to the school psychologist who allows her to play with one of the "fidget toys" in her office. The acting out behavior is increasing. From a behavioral perspective what can be said about the role of the school psychologist in Anna's behavior?
a. She is reinforcing Anna's acting out behavior. b. She is encouraging Anna's acting out behavior. c. There is likely no correlation between the school psychologist and Anna's behavior. d. The school psychologist is teaching Anna more positive behavior.
In fifth grade, Andrew was often distracted by noises from the classroom, and completed his work more slowly in a noisy classroom, but in 10th grade, he is better able to “tune out” these distractions. Andrew is showing improved
a. sustained attention. b. selective attention. c. executive control. d. metacognitive understanding.
Which of the following effects describes the phenomenon that when a word list is recalled, individuals may recall items at the end because they are still in working memory?
a. recency b. serial position c. primacy d. constructive