The extent to which scores in a distribution tend to spread out away from the mean is called _____
a. dispersion c. both a and b
b. variability d. central tendency
C
Dispersion and variability both refer to the same thing: the amount of spread in a distribution of scores.
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In Freud's theory, what does repression do? a. It decreases activity level
b. It keeps unacceptable thoughts out of consciousness. c. It maintains a balance among competing forces within the personality. d. If forces people to do something they don't want to do.
Which of the following could be a possible example of Freud's concept of repression?
a. Someone reacts to a frustration by throwing a temper tantrum like a child b. Someone with violent tendencies claims to see violent tendencies in other people. c. Someone witnesses a brutal crime and then forgets the details. d. Someone describes the details of a brutal crime without any expression of emotion.
If the population of difference scores represents a normal distribution we may use the t Distribution Table to find our tcrit value.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
_______________, according to many clinical psychologists, is an important trait that is not included among the Big Five
a. Carelessness b. Suspicion c. Self-absorption d. Neuroticism