In the study by Newell and associates (1989) of the effects of using various sizes of objects with preschool-age and adult subjects, it was found that
A. no differences existed between groups
B. females at both age levels outperformed males
C. adults used one hand 60 percent of the time, while children used one hand 38 percent of the time, with . object-to-hand-size ratio being a significant factor
D the younger subjects demonstrated slightly more use of the right hand, indicating that hand dominance . is firmly established by age 4
C
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a. psychodynamic therapy b. desensitization therapy c. motivational enhancement therapy d. shock therapy
Damage to this part of the brain can lead to ventral pontine syndrome, which is a condition that is sometimes called being "locked in."
a) hippocampus b) pons c) medulla d) cerebellum
With respect to psychological measurement, when measures yield data that are consistent or dependable they are referred to as ________,
whereas the term ________ means that measures accurately reflects the variable or quality that they are intended to measure. a. valid; reliable b. reliable; valid c. consistent; reliable d. reliable or valid; consistent
If we decide not to reject the idea that a sample represents a particular population, because the sample mean does not lie within the rejection region,
a. although the probability is low, our decision may be wrong. b. the probability is high that our decision is wrong. c. we cannot know the probability of our decision being right or wrong. d. the probability of our decision being correct is 0.05.