If grades were presented to your class in letter form rather than percent correct, the graph would be
a. based on interval data.
b. platykurtic.
c. a bar graph.
d. a line graph.
c
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The gap between males and females in terms of their interest in sexual activity is GREATEST at what age?
a. early adolescence b. late adolescence c. early adulthood d. middle age
When management publicly speaks out about sexual harassment,
a. people usually overreact with more sexual harassment. b. it can reduce the incidence of sexual harassment in an organization. c. it will not affect the incidence of sexual harassment because it is characteristic of the individual, not the organization. d. it is understood that they are just acting on legal advice without meaning it.
These tests require test-takers to answer specific written questions. They are scored in a predetermined way, and scores are easily compared with those from a standardization sample. Which assessment fits the above description?
a. self-report inventories b. psychodiagnostic tests c. neuropsychological tests d. projective personality tests
A group of chemists, who have been working together on a
new diet pill for the last four years, met to discuss their new drug. Over the years, they have all come to respect each other and have formed a close bond. Upon discussing the effectiveness and safety of the diet pill, many members of the group found themselves agreeing with most of the comments that were made. Somewhere along the way, no one seemed to pay much attention to the fact that some of the subjects in the clinical trials of that drug became ill. It seemed that because nobody wanted to disrespect anyone else, the topic of ill subjects was dropped. What psychological phenomenon occurred here? A) Social facilitation B) Group polarization C) Groupthink D) Social loafing