A researcher records the change in weight (gain or loss) during the first semester of college for each individual in a group of 25 freshmen, and calculates the average change in weight. The average is an example of a ____
a. parameter
b. statistic
c. variable
d. constant
b
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a. Sense of humor b. Religiousness c. Moral integrity d. Openness to experience
Our judicial system relies heavily on eyewitness testimony; however, ________ would remind us that eyewitness testimony can be shaped by a community’s perceptions of race and culture
a. clinical psychology b. the individual differences perspective c. developmental psychology d. social psychology
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of intelligences proposed in Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?
a. analytical intelligence b. creative intelligence c. practical intelligence d. intrapersonal intelligence
Unlike the strict behaviorists' view, Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism:
a. emphasizes the importance of learning. b. acknowledges that people shape and determine their environments. c. emphasizes the importance of traits. d. assumes that traits are not stable over time.