If scores are measured on an ordinal scale, then the best measure of central tendency for
the scores is the _____ .
a. mode
b. median
c. mean
d. correlation coefficient
B
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Which of the following would be most likely to be a research topic for a person interested in a social cognitive approach to stereotypes?
a. Are people with extensive education less stereotyped than those with less education? b. Do parents reinforce their children for expressing either stereotyped or nonstereotyped beliefs? c. Are people better at recalling gender-consistent or gender-inconsistent information? d. Do children imitate stereotyped behaviors that are shown by adult models?
When tested on the Binet-Simon scale, Ada is found to have a mental age of 8 . This means
a. that she is intellectually impaired. b. that her performance was comparable to the average 8-year-old child. c. that her score is 8 standard deviation units above the average score. d. that her IQ is 80.
The significance of the Watson and Rayner study with Little Albert is that it:
A. led to stringent ethical guidelines regarding the use of children in research B. demonstrated that emotional responses could be classically conditioned C. assisted in the decline of behaviorism in American psychology D. helped identify common problems in language development among infants
In girls, the average age for the breast bud stage is
10. 12. 13. 15.