Hendrik is a 16-year-old boy taking part in a study about adolescent sex. Evidence indicates that Hendrik will be most likely to disclose his true experience when he
a. completes a paper and pencil test.
b. answers questions on a computer.
c. responds directly to an interviewer.
d. is part of a focus group.
Answer: b
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a. tell their children that school is really not that important. b. set firm limits and enforce them consistently. c. place few restrictions on their children's behavior. d. severely punish the children if they receive a bad grade.
When a very skewed distribution is involved,
a. use the mode because the most frequently occurring score will be the point around which most scores will be located. b. use the median because it is more representative of most of the scores. c. use the mean because it will best represent the extreme scores in the tail. d. no measure of central tendency should be calculated.
Tabitha is convinced that vaccines cause autism because her friend's child was diagnosed with autism only a week after being vaccinated
Because Tabitha's "evidence" is essentially a story about one person, it should be considered _________________ and cannot be considered reliable. FIll in the blank with correct word.
Most transsexuals
a. are autogynephilic. b. had gender dysphoria as children. c. are exclusively heterosexual. d. derive their sexual gratification from cross-dressing in public.