Andrea tells you the basic characteristics of her sample, including the mean and the mode of her sample set. This information is best described as ______.

A. population parameters
B. descriptive statistics
C. inferential statistics
D. raw data


Ans: B

Psychology

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If you hear someone talking, but buzzing sounds interrupt part of the speech, you fill in the gaps and "hear" the words that you know must have been there. This illustrates what Gestalt principles?

a. Common fate and similarity b. Common fate and good figure c. Proximity and similarity d. Continuation and closure

Psychology

Which compliance tactic involves asking for a large request first, followed by a smaller, more reasonable, request?

A. Foot-in-the-door B. Door-in-the-face C. That's-not-all D. Low-ball

Psychology

In the auditory system, hair cells are specialized receptors that respond to ____

a. mechanical displacement b. electromagnetic energy c. chemicals d. vestibular input

Psychology

When teenagers question "who they are" and "what they will become," they are experiencing which conflict?

a. autonomy versus shame and doubt b. initiative versus guilt c. industry versus inferiority d. identity versus role confusion

Psychology