A single number used to describe data from a sample is a ______
a. variable
b. sample
c. parameter
d. statistic
D
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Authoritarians who think they are superior to everyone who is different, not just other ethnic groups, have been described as possessing a(n) __________ orientation
a. socially altruistic b. superordinate c. multicultural d. social dominance
Which psychologist’s research was instrumental in the 1954 court decision on school desegregation?
a. G. Stanley Hall b. Francis Sumner c. John Dewey d. Kenneth Clark
When researchers Blakemore and Cooper exposed newborn kittens to either vertical or horizontal stripes—and nothing else—for several months, it was found that ________
a. the kittens became completely blind. b. the kittens ran to play only when the researcher held up a bar matching their visual experience. c. the perception of vertical stripes is innate, and so some kittens functioned in a normal manner. d. the perception of horizontal stripes is innate, and so some kittens functioned in a normal manner.
Toddlers _______________________________
a. who do not walk by 1 year are likely to have a gross motor problem b. in traditional cultures are equal to toddlers from Western cultures in the development of their gross motor skills c. can usually run before they can stand briefly on one leg d. show the same pace of gross motor development as fine motor development