Dr. Clark is counting the number of times the baby rolls her toy off her high chair and on to the floor. Dr. Clark is gathering ____
a. valid data
b. quantitative data
c. qualitative data
d. reliable data
B. This kind of measurement involves counting and is therefore a quantitative measure.
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Ivan Pavlov rang a bell every time he fed meat powder to dogs. After repeated trials, the dogs began to salivate when they heard the bell, even if there was no food in sight. According to Pavlov, the dogs' salivation in the absence of food, following the
a. conditioned stimulus. b. conditioned response. c. unconditioned stimulus. d. unconditioned response.
An audience of lawyers is seated in an auditorium, waiting for a conference presentation to start. The uniformed tech support employee arrives on-stage and asks them to quiet down for a moment so he can test the microphone. Unfortunately, they ignore his request and keep chatting. According to the Milgram obedience study, the most likely problem is that
A. the stage where the tech support employee is standing is too far away from where the audience is sitting. B. some professions, like lawyers, are especially resistant to requests from authority figures. C. the audience is made entirely of older adults, who are less likely to comply with requests. D. the tech support employee failed to mention that they have a choice whether to comply.
The standard deviation may never be larger than the range
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In which of the following examples is a child using symbolic function?
A. Marley hides in the closet during a game because he knows his friends will not look for him there. B. Britney is puzzled as to why her father is unable to see the rabbit behind the bushes although he is far away from her. C. After returning from the zoo, Molly pretends to be a lion and roars. D. Jenny sees that her teacher is upset and makes a card for her to cheer her up.