The value that indicates how much the individual scores in a data set vary from the mean is:
a. the standard deviation for the data set
b. the average for the data set
c. the mode for the data set
d. the median for the data set
A
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Parents report dramatic improvements in their children's behavior (that is, a decrease in negative attention-seeking) when they
a. scold their children for their disruptive behavior. b. spank their children for their disruptive behavior. c. ignore all behavior except for the target behavior they wish to reduce and then use a strong aversive punishment. d. ignore their children's disruptive behavior and praise their child for being quiet or playing constructively.
Which of the following is the best example of an overextension?
a. using the word "house" to refer only to the family's house b. hearing the unfamiliar word "shoe" and concluding that it refers to objects that are worn on feet c. using the word "horsie" to refer to all four-legged creatures d. saying "I goed" instead of "I went"
Images are mental categories for classifying specific people, things, or events
a. True b. False
____________________ is a technique form minimizing the effect of a linear confounding variable in an experiment having one independent variable with two levels, A and B
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