At a horse race, the finishing positions are determined by how fast each horse ran the race. Thus, the first finishing horse ran the fastest, the second finishing horse ran the second fastest, and so on. These finishing position numbers form a(n) __________ scale
a. interval
b. ratio
c. ordinal
d. nominal
C
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Recent research has shown that child abuse can affect brain development. What is one finding?
A. The myelin surrounding neurons starts to deteriorate. B. The prefrontal cortex's ability to make rational decisions becomes impaired. C. The amygdala becomes more active, even in unemotional situations. D. There is a reduction in brain areas involved in processing emotional cues.
Which of the following elements of the Health Belief Model is correctly defined?
a) susceptibility – the general prevalence of a disease in the population b) severity – the mortality rate associated with a particular form of illness c) barriers – the real or psychological costs of a particular action d) benefits – the long-term accrual of outcomes based on previous behavior
As we move past a visual scene, objects closer to us appear to pass in front of objects
farther away. This depth cue is called a. convergence. b. linear perspective. c. motion parallax. d. horizon proximity. e. interposition.
With respect to other scores in a distribution, measures of central tendency
a. are around all the other scores. b. are the points around which most of the scores are located. c. usually fall in the tails or extremes of the distribution. d. are never actually equal to one of the scores in the distribution.