Data points at the extremes of the distribution have
a. little effect on the variance.
b. more effect on the variance than scores at the center of the distribution.
c. are undoubtedly incorrect.
d. distort the usefulness of the median.
B
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a. identity vs. role diffusion. b. industry vs. inferiority. c. intimacy vs. isolation. d. ego integrity vs. despair. e. generativity vs. stagnation.
Your church does not have a Sunday School teacher for the preschool class. They ask you to teach it for the whole upcoming year. You explain why this will not be possible. So, they ask if you will teach it for a month, while they look for someone else. Your agreement is testament to the
a. highball technique. b. lowball technique. c. foot-in-the-door effect. d. door-in-the-face effect.
In a study, Lipsitt and Kaye demonstrated classical conditioning in two- to three-day-old infants. The researchers paired
a. a bell to the presentation of food to produce salivation. b. the scent of the mother with the presentation of milk. c. a bitter scent whenever the infants cried in order to reduce crying. d. a neutral tone with the presentation of a nipple that previously elicited sucking.
Which of the following descriptions best defines effortful control?
tendency to assert control over others who are inferior to oneself ability to regulate one's emotions and actions through effort, not simply through natural inclination forceful dominance over one's self-perception increased aggression as seen in individuals with low self-esteem