Paul summarized the final scores of his baseball team's games for the season, but the results were affected by a few extreme scores. This was because he used the:
a. mode
b. median
c. mean
d. standard deviation
C
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A quality inspector at the local manufacturing plant carefully examines a product for flaws using a special light. The flaws show up as dark green spots of light. For this inspector, the ____ is the point at which a flaw can be detected.
A. threshold B. JND C. gestalt D. subliminal threshold
One of the measures Rosalyn is including in her study of the effects of environmental enrichment is the score on a standardized scale of intelligence. This is best described as a(n) ____ scale
a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio
In Sternberg's theory, ________ oversee the functioning of knowledge-acquisition and performance components
A) specific intelligences B) contextual components C) metacomponents D) analytic intelligences
Van sometimes has trouble finding the right words to convey his thoughts. He often says, "It is right on the tip of my tongue." Like many older adults, Van is most likely
A) having a harder time comprehending language. B) attending more closely to features of speech. C) having difficulty retrieving words from long-term memory. D) quickly losing interest in conversational topics.