The most appropriate measure of central tendency on ordinal data is the
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. interquartile range
b
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Ecological systems theory views the person as __________
A) a blossoming flower whose development is a genetically determined series of events that unfold automatically B) developing within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment C) a social being influenced primarily by observational learning or adult modeling D) a computer-like system that actively codes, transforms, and organizes information
Evidence for Spearman's general intelligence (g) factor includes the
A. existence of savant behaviors. B. large improvements in IQ that have occurred in the last 100 years. C. verbal skills found in children with Williams syndrome. D. tendency for separate abilities to correlate within individuals.
"Fat rats" were created bydestroying a region of their
A) amygdala B) pituitary C) hippocampus D) hypothalamus
One societal factor that increases prejudice of one group against another is when the dominant group of the country feels threatened by____________.*
a. the loss of a large group of emigrants from another country b. changes in expectations for the population c. the influx of a large group of immigrants from another country d. government intervention associated with economic changes