A friend of yours, a senior, took the Graduate Record Exam in September and scored in the 99th percentile. In February, your friend took the same exam over again. This time your friend scored in the 84th percentile. As a research methods student, you told your friend that his/her lowered score was most likely due to
a. testing.
b. differential selection.
c. statistical regression.
d. demoralization.
e. compensation rivalry.
C
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a. men ... men b. women ... women c. men ... women d. women ... men
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a. increasing the number of marriages b. abolishing the notion of marriage c. creating more stable and egalitarian social relationships d. creating universal marriages
Culture lag is
A. the totality of learned, socially transmitted behavior. B. viewing people's behavior from the perspective of one's own culture. C. the physical or technological aspects of our daily lives. D. a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.
Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer:
a. a very limited understanding of crime. b. a good explanation of most crimes. c. a good explanation of violent crime. d. a good explanation of property crime.