Gordon is trying to find the percent of variance in one measure that is accounted for by knowing another measure. In order to do this, Gordon must square the
a. mean.
b. z-score.
c. Pearson r.
d. standard deviation.
ANSWER: c
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According to social impact theory, the source's proximity in time and space to a target determines the source's
a. strength. b. immediacy. c. number. d. popularity.
As Professor Gilpin is lecturing on the definition of psychology, he asks a student, Rita, to think about an example of a mental process. After thinking about it, Rita is still confused by the term mental processes. To clarify the term, Professor Gilpin should:
A. ask a brighter student to define mental processes B. point out to Rita that mental processes are emphasized by the learning approach C. suggest that Rita use the SQ3R approach described in her text D. suggest that Rita, in her attempt to think about mental processes, was in fact giving an example of a mental process
Martin is able to "step into another person's shoes" and view his own thoughts, feelings, and behavior from the other person's perspective. According to Selman, Martin is in the _________________ perspective taking stage.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
How would you characterize Alan Baddeley's description of working memory?
a. It is a large storehouse of information, much like a huge university library. b. It is a solid, stable, industrious machine that systematically processes information. c. It is a highly active area in which information is being manipulated and changed. d. It is a movie screen, continuously registering a stream of complex, colorful images.