Horace had a tough childhood; he suffered physical abuse, neglect, and poverty while being raised by his single mom in an inner-city ghetto. Yet, he is resilient and graduated as high school valedictorian. Horace's success illustrates the ____ developmental principle
a. holistic
b. plasticity
c. historical/cultural
d. tabula rasa
B
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Which of the following characterizes the effect of very low levels of testosterone in males?
a. painful urination b. attraction to homosexual stimuli c. lack of erection when viewing erotica d. inhibited response to sexual fantasies
Helen is administering an intelligence test to children to determine if they have a learning disorder. She should be sure to ____
a. test several children at the same time as a way of reducing their anxiety b. make sure the children are relaxed by playing soft music as they take the test c. only give extra time to those who seem to need it d. be aware of each student's linguistic and cultural background
One category of data is obtained by measuring one variable for each individual in a single group of participants. What statistics are most commonly used for data in this category?
a. descriptive statistics b. t tests or analysis of variance c. correlations or chi-square tests d. analysis of variance or chi-square tests
If you want to make sure that all ethnic groups are systematically represented in your sample, you should use:
a. systematic sampling. b. stratified random sampling. c. cluster sampling. d. quota sampling.