When a college admissions office is trying to predict which students are likely to succeed if they are admitted to that college, the admissions officers are interested in seeing if there is a relationship between SAT
or ACT scores and first year grades. In this example, the SAT or ACT scores would be the
a. predictor variable.
b. measured variable.
c. confirmatory variable.
d. criterion variable.
a
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Fill in the blank with correct word
How does the development of external genitalia differ from the development of the internal reproductive structures?
A. Reproductive structures are influenced by hormone levels; genitals are not. B. Reproductive structures for males and females develop from a single unisex structure; genitals develop from separate Wolffian and Müllerian structures. C. Genitals for males and females develop from a single unisex structure; reproductive structures develop from separate Wolffian and Müllerian structures. D. Genital development is controlled by estrogen; the reproductive structures are controlled by androgen.
According to the article Termination of the Termites about personality and longevity, the original researcher defined IQ as:
(a) knowing definitions of vocabulary words (b) mental age compared to age in years (c) memory for a list of word and objects which were presented during the test (d) ability to produce explanations for math problems