Which of the following is NOT a method of describing data that reduces the role of outliers on the measurement of a data set's variability?
a. interquartile range
b. boxplot
c. range
d. trimmed statistics
C
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The text characterized the notion of adolescence being a time of great "storm and stress" as a a. trend
b. fact. c. myth. d. certainty.
Which example best illustrates participant observation?
A. study participants taking notes during an experiment B. a researcher pretending to be a participant C. careful monitoring of participants during the course of an experiment D. a summation of participant reactions to an experiment
Psychologists who advocate the biopsychological view
a. limit the scope of their study to animals. b. are concerned primarily with environmental influences on behavior. c. explore interactions between humans and other living things. d. explore how the brain is involved in thinking, feelings, perception, and abnormal behavior.
What is the effect of the level of enrichment in an environment on the nervous system? Back up your answer by discussing one of the research studies mentioned in the text.
What will be an ideal response?