The mean of a random sample of scores is a point estimate of

A. the center of a distribution.
B. standard error of the mean.
C. the population mean.
D. population variability.


C. the population mean.

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a. observational learning b. latent learning c. classical conditioning d. operant conditioning

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Activation-synthesis theorists propose that dreams ____

a. ?can provide us with some insight into ourselves b. ?have rich hidden meaning c. ?have no meaning at all d. ?are largely unrelated to everyday life

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Schizophrenia means "split mind" in Greek. To what "split" does this term refer?

a. the split in personality, characterized by the existence of two or more separate personalities within the same person b. the patients' split with between their emotions and their thoughts c. the changes that take place as the condition progresses, or a split from the previous person to the person with schizophrenia d. a disconnect in the corpus callosum, which does not allow information to be transferred from one hemisphere to the other

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Who came up with the triarchic theory of intelligence?

a) David Wechsler b) Howard Gardner c) Robert Sternberg d) Charles Spearman

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