Suppose you got 30 students in a room and measured the distance from the tops
of their heads to the ceiling. So, in a room with an 8 foot ceiling, a 6-foot male would get
a "score" of 2 feet.
What would the correlation be between heights as measured in the
normal way - from the floor - and the scores for distance from the head to the ceiling?
(a) 0 (b) high positive (c) low positive
(d) high negative (e) low negative
D
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Chapter 13 discussed many recommendations about society's prevention of rape. Which of the following is not one of those recommendations?
a. Education about rape needs to be improved, beginning in the last two years of high school. b. The laws need to be changed, so that the legal process is less stressful to the person who has been raped. c. Men's groups on campus can help to organize information sessions about the problem of rape and sexual assault. d. The media must reduce the level of violence in films, popular music, and other forms of "entertainment.".
Naturalistic observation is best suited for ____
a. testing hypotheses b. determining a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables c. developing hypotheses d. establishing whether the relationship between two concepts is positive or negative
In their research with baby rhesus monkeys, the Harlows demonstrated that attachment
a. contact comfort b. a secure base c. food d. quality of care e. temperamentwas a strong determinant of
By age 20 you will already have lost _______ of your taste receptors.
A. 1% B. 5% C. 10% D. 50% E. 80%