The major qualification of the research findings on gender differences is that
a. the data are indicative of group differences and tell us little about individuals.
b. the findings are based on only a few studies and are therefore not very representative of the population.
c. most of the research has been conducted on white middle-class children.
d. there is wide variation from study to study in how the variables have been operationalized.
A
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a. The criterion is the probability that defines samples as unlikely. b. Samples that meet the criterion occur more than 5% of the time. c. Behavioral researchers usually use 0.05 as their criterion probability. d. Sample means that occur with a probability less than that of the criterion probability are likely to represent some other population.
A child who judges whether an act is good in terms of the physical consequences of reward and punishment is reasoning at which of Kohlberg's levels?
a. preconventional level c. postconventional level b. conventional level d. empathic level
Who theorized that girls want to marry their fathers?
a. Carl Jung b. Sigmund Freud c. Alfred Adler d. Karen Horney
According to Moore and Swift (2011) and Pentland (2010), whether pitching a business plan or giving advice, a(n) ________ is often more convincing.
A. charismatic person who speaks fluently B. overconfident person who occasionally stumbles C. person who says "you know" or "uh" frequently D. power-oriented authoritative person