In sampling distributions, the mean is consistently ______ the population mean.
A. lower than
B. higher than
C. identical to
D. unrelated to
Ans: C
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A. Jane no longer went to the park due to her fear of dogs. B. Karen would think happy thoughts whenever she drove over a bridge. C. Ryan's fear of heights caused him to obsess over how high up he was in a building. D. Melvin knew that his heart was racing because he was afraid.
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c. Aplysia have short-term learning but not long-term learning. d. Aplysia have only two neurotransmitters, one excitatory and one inhibitory.
A variable that affects the results of the study but is not a variable of interest in the study, is called a(n) ______ variable.
a. independent b. dependent c. subject d. confound
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a. the sympathetic nervous system c. the somatosensory cortex b. the parasympathetic nervous system d. the peripheral nervous system