Ellie is an eight-year-old girl who lives in a Western country in a large metropolitan area
If one were to compare Ellie to her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother in regards to the onset of puberty, one would predict that Ellie will experience puberty ____ others did in her family lineage.
a. younger than
b. older than
c. later than
d. similar to when
Answer: A
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Sandra is a 52-year-old administrative assistant working in the same law firm as 25-year-old Ella. Both are excellent at their jobs, even though Sandra is older and has some slowing in her reaction time. What allows Sandra to perform her job as well as Ella?
A. Sandra is given less difficult work to complete, whereas Ella receives more challenging assignments. B. Ella lacks experience and understanding of the complex material. C. Sandra has developed selective optimization, whereby she can look further into the material to compensate for her slower reactions. D. Sandra has greater verbal skills development than Ella.
Which of the following sets of data would produce the largest value for an independent-measures t statistic?
a. Sample means of10 and 12, with sample variances of 20 and 25. b. Sample means of10 and 12, with sample variances of 120 and 125. c. Sample means of 10 and 20, with sample variances of 20 and 25. d. Sample means of10 and 20, with sample variances of 120 and 125.
What is one way younger and older children's self-descriptions differ?
A. Older children offer descriptors that contradict one another; younger children tend to see themselves as all-or-none. B. Older children tend to be overconfident; younger children tend to underestimate their abilities. C. Older children describe themselves based on their possessions; younger children do not. D. Older children are more certain about their descriptions; younger children qualify theirs.
A common sleep disorder where the sleeping person stops breathing for a brief period is known as:
A) insomnia. B) sleep apnea. C) somnambulism. D) sleep paralysis.