Like English, Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, has words for "north," "south," and so on; but unlike English, Kuuk Thaayorre lacks words for "left" and "right," which are considered __________ directional references
a. absolute
b. relative
c. conjunctive
d. disjunctive
B
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Which of the following consists of techniques for presenting numbers pictorially, often by plotting them on a histogram or frequency polygon?
a. graphical statistics b. inferential statistics c. figural statistics d. nominal statistics
If you want to be certain that the behavior of interest to your research is as natural as possible, you will want to use a(n)
a. laboratory procedure. c. naturalistic observation. b. expert interviewer. d. validity scale.
Compared with experimental designs, correlational designs are likely to have
a. Higher external validity and lower internal validity b. Lower external validity and higher internal validity c. A greater ability to demonstrate a causal relationship between two variables d. Greater control over extraneous variables
Expectations tend to be resistant to change for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) people pay extra attention to information that confirms their expectations. B) people are flexible and adaptive in their thinking. C) people interpret ambiguous information in ways that support their expectations. D) people remember well information that is consistent with their expectations.