A researcher collects the following measures on a sample of college students: scores on the SAT and the ACT, scores on an English composition test, high school class rank, scores on a noncognitive measure, whether or not students successfully completed the first year of college (pass-fail), and their GPA. Choose the statistical procedures that the researcher should use to answer the following
questions. Does the combination of variables predict whether or not students successfully completed the first year of college?
a. Partial correlation
b. Factor analysis
c. Multiple regression
d. Discriminant analysis
e. Product-moment correlation
D
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a. race b. disability c. access d. sex
Research in child development often examines variables such as social class and socioeconomic status to make predictions about behaviors. Which of the following children lives in a setting that most closely fits the norms for his or her social class and socioeconomic status?
a. Dorinda is ten years old and lives in a working class neighborhood. Her family's annual income is around $40,000. Her mother and father both have college degrees. Her mother is a stay-at-home mom. b. Aubrey is a single child living with his dad in a middle-class neighborhood. His family's annual income is around $90,000. His dad didn't finish high school and works three jobs. c. Sunita is a teenager who lives in an upper class neighborhood with her mom and stepdad. Her parents have professional jobs and her mom inherited family wealth. d. DeMarcus is fourteen and lives with his mom and grandmother in a working class neighborhood. His mom has a graduate degree and a professional job. The family's annual income is $120,000.
The philosophical assumption that objective scientific research can uncover true cause-and-effect relationships in the world is known as:
a. empiricism b. positivism c. experimentation d. realism
Ego Development, striving for meaning in one's life, was developed through the developmental theories derived from the study of women. Which of the following represents the ego development continuum?
a. Concrete thinking – abstract thinking – highly abstract thinking b. Rebellious – conventional – feminist c. Fearful – conforming – autonomous d. All of these