Each of the following is true of an interval scale except that it ________
a. is the least informative measurement scale
b. tells us how many equal-size units of one thing lies above or below another thing of the same kind
c. has no absolute zero
d. cannot tell us how many times bigger, smaller, taller, or fatter one thing is from another
a. is the least informative measurement scale
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a) authoritarian parents b) authoritative parents c) uninvolved parents d) permissive parents
Dialecticism, a concept grounded in Eastern traditions, can best be defined as
a. a system of thought characterized by the acceptance of contradictions. b. the notion that if one option is right, the other must be wrong. c. the idea that one's "true self" is stable in all situations. d. a characteristic of individualist cultures.
Statistical data are often relevant when discussing psychological disorders. For example, a researcher might want to know how many new cases of depression are diagnosed each year, a figure called the ________ of the disorder
a. prevalence b. incidence c. recurrence d. ratio
Which of the following behaviors would be considered abnormal based upon the statistical frequency approach?
a. buying groceries c. winning a multimillion dollar lottery b. answering the telephone d. getting married