The basic theory of a _________ distribution is that scores are clustered, or centered, around a central value, and scores are tracked on a bell-shaped curve
a. central
b. positive
c. skewed
d. normal
Answer: D
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Research concerning the empty-nest syndrome supports which major theme of the book?
a. Men and women have similar responses when children leave home; psychological gender differences are generally small and inconsistent. b. Researchers questioned men and women differently concerning the empty-nest syndrome, showing that people react differently to men and women. c. Research found that women do not feel useful after their children have left home; they feel relatively invisible in many important areas. d. Some women are very upset when their children leave home, whereas others are quite pleased; women show a wide range of variation in their responses.
When listening to your professor's lecture, hearing the various sounds of the professor's words would involve the process of
a. perception. b. sensation. c. assimilation. d. accommodation.
For Bem, the greater attitude change of those in the $1 condition of the classic Festinger
and Carlsmith study reflected a. an aversive drive. b. cognitive dissonance. c. self-perception. d. self-schema. e. regulation.
A college entrance exam was used to estimate first-year grade-point average (GPA). If the entrance exam estimates GPA well, then the test has high
a) reliability. b) content validity. c) construct validity. d) predictive validity.