An advantage of using the mode is that it
a. is sensitive to very high or very low scores in a distribution.
b. gives the score actually obtained by the greatest number of people.
c. is very reliable when there is a small group of scores.
d. is the most valid inferential statistic that one can use.
B
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A. The brains of children have built-in exemplars of concepts and objects. B. Children have brains that are already set up to quickly store things into categories. C. Children use heuristics to learn concepts and objects. D. The brains of children tend to ignore algorithms that can slow down learning, as is seen in adults.
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The ___________ lobes of the cerebral cortex are to the brain as a conductor is to a train; that is, it is the job of these lobes to perform a variety of integration and management functions
a. temporal b. parietal c. occipital d. frontal
Evidence suggests that ________, defined as unwanted sexual attention, the creation of a hostile or abusive environment, or explicit coercion to engage in unwanted sexual activity, is alive and well in U.S. schools
A) sexual innuendos B) sexually explicit media messages C) sexual harassment D) sexual dysfunction