A teacher separates the students in his class into high, medium, and low reading skill groups. What scale of measurement is being used to create the groups?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
b
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The American Psychological Association provides:
a. a fixed set of rules that must be followed with respect to ethical decisions in experimentation. b. a fixed set of ethical rules for human experiments but not for animal studies. c. a set of principles or guidelines rather than a set of rules. d. no particular rules of guidelines for experiments in psychology.
The cognitive perspective views ________ as key factors in mental disorder
a. how we perceive, feel, think, and remember b. our unconscious influences c. our search for self-actualization d. chemical imbalances e. learning
Two-year-old Ruby utters the words "go car." This is an example of
A) underextension. B) overextension. C) telegraphic speech. D) referential speech.
Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?
a. blinking in response to a light b. imitating a friend's gesture c. remembering a pleasant experience d. rapid eye movements while sleeping