A specialized cell that responds to a particular form of energy is a ______
a. glial cell c. transponder cell
b. receptor cell d. feature detector
B
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Measurements of how people react to sudden loud noises can help us predict which of these?
a. People's preferences for mild or spicy foods b. People's attitudes toward use of police and military force c. People's abilities at science and mathematics d. People's performance of certain athletic skills
A psychologist was interested in relating the number of times a young adult had been arrested to that person's attendance in high school. The number of arrests is
a. the independent variable. b. the dependent variables. c. the covariate. d. a parameter.
Determining a person's reaction time (in milliseconds) would involve measurement on a(n) ____ scale of measurement
a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio
At work, an outside consultant asks you to fill out a questionnaire that concerns how you think about the workplace social environment. The questionnaire specifically asks questions about your perceptions of relationships among workers and supervisors, of opportunities for career development and learning on the job, and of how much of an emphasis is put on innovation and on control by
supervisors. What conceptual model of ecological context in Chapter 5 has influenced this consultant? a. behavior setting concepts b. social climate scales c. social regularities scales d. Kelly's ecological principles