Using her data set regarding the working conditions and stress levels of domestic workers, Callie has calculated the standard deviation of their housing expenses in two ways, with and without the workers who have zero housing expense. When she includes all workers, the standard deviation is ____
a. smaller
b. larger
c. the same
d. scattered
ANSWER:
b
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Research suggests that men's attitudes toward violence against women as well as their beliefs about rape myths
a. are primarily influenced by nonviolent pornography rather than violent pornography. b. are stable personality traits that are not influenced by exposure to violent pornography unless the exposure isvery frequent and the material is extremely violent c. tend to be affected by the men's own arousal-based aggressive behaviors, but are not likely to be affected byobservation of the aggressive behavior depicted in a movie. d. can influence the extent of their aggressive behavior in response to violent pornographic material.
Gender identity can be defined as ____
a. the pattern of one's sex chromosomes b. the sex one identifies with and calls oneself c. sexual awareness present in almost all mammalian species d. the set of activities presumed to be common for one sex or another in a society
Four-year-old Erin is a picky eater. How can Erin’s parents encourage her to eat a new food?
A) Reward her with dessert if she eats the new food. B) Repeatedly expose her to the new food without any direct pressure to eat it. C) Add salt or sugar to the new food to increase her willingness to eat it. D) Make her stay at the table until she takes a few bites of the new food.