The average of the squared deviation scores is
a) the mean
b) the standard deviation
c) the variance
d) the range
C
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a. humanism b. behaviorism c. psychoanalysis d. mesmerism
The view that individuals must guide their lives by their own interpretation of events rather than by the beliefs of others is a fundamental principle of whose system?
a. ?Murray b. ?Rogers c. ?Maslow d. ?Miller e. ?Neisser
In terms of sleep, most parents of neonates from developed countries ____
a. sleep considerably longer than other parents b. are sleep deprived c. sleep with their neonates d. have their neonates sleep with nannies
Which of the following statements is true regarding surveys conducted by magazines such as
Psychology Today, Redbook, and Elle? A) The large sample size of these surveys makes them meaningful contributions to sexology. B) The sampling techniques in most of these surveys were scientific and unbiased. C) These surveys give accurate insights to the attitudes of the magazines' readership. D) These surveys use unscientific samples and cannot be generalized to a population.