Which of the following terms is defined as the size of the association between two variables independent of the sample size?
a. Statistical significance
b. Clinical significance
c. Effect size
d. Association size
c. Effect size
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Which statement issuggested by research comparing African American women and white women?
a. Because African American women perceive themselves as being heavier than they actually are, they do not believe it is important to change their normal eating patterns. b. Media messages equating thinness with beauty have less impact on African American women. c. African American women are less likely than white women to have anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder. d. Because African American women have nonassertive roles in relationships and in the community, they are more influenced than white women by gender-restrictive messages.
The theory that proposes that intelligence comes from a distributed and integrated network of neurons in the parietal and frontal lobes of the brain is called a. parieto-frontal integration theory
b. parietal distribution theory. c. lobe integration network theory. d. neuron network distribution theory.
Which of the following is NOT one of the core features of a hardy personality?
a. seeing life as a series of challenges b. having a sense of commitment to self, work and family c. feeling that one has control over one's life and work d. effective use of defense mechanisms
What does it mean to say that two variables are negatively correlated?
a. An increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other. b. An increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other. c. A decrease in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other. d. The two variables have no relationship.