When researchers pit statistical prediction-such as predicting graduate school success using a formula that includes grades and aptitude scores-against interviewers' intuitive prediction:
A. statistical prediction and expert intuition do equally well.
B. both methods usually fare no better than chance.
C. expert intuition is usually superior to statistical intuition.
D. statistical prediction is usually superior to expert intuition.
Answer: D
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a. bipedalism. b. encephalization. c. natural selection. d. behavior genetics.
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a. few b. less than half c. all d. most
Why would parents encourage dependence resulting in the delay of motor milestones?
A. Because the attachment created by dependence outweighs the benefit of motor skills. B. Because in their particular culture, certain motor skills may be dangerous, such as crawling in environments with reptiles on the ground. C. Because parents who encourage dependence tend to be of lower socioeconomic status. D. Because parents usually encourage dependence in infants with motor delays to begin with.
A flight instructor notices a particularly unusual phenomenon. Every time one of her students has a particularly excellent flight, she praises them for it. And she notices that the next time the student flies, he or she ends up doing worse. On the other hand, every time one of her students has a particularly poor flight, she criticizes them, and the next time they do better. What phenomenon might
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