The basic aim of multiple regression is to
a. calculate the correlation between a combination of independent variables and a number of dependent variables.
b. calculate the average of a combination of correlation coefficients between predictors and criterion.
c. develop a correlation matrix.
d. calculate the correlation between a combination of independent variables and a single dependent variable.
D
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The American Medical Association issued a statement that media violence does all of the following EXCEPT:
a. increases mean-spirited aggressive behavior. b. increase levels of fearfulness and self protective behaviors toward others. c. increases cognitive development and language levels. d. increases number of violent heroes whom children seek to emulate. e. increases levels of mistrust.
The concept of control refers to the belief that:
a. children can control their own behavior b. children can be used to control other children's behavior c. teachers are hired to produce academic behavior and control bad social behavior d. teachers lack the skills to control students' behavior
Edward is a timid 8-year-old who is shy around his peers. He gets easily frustrated with challenging school assignments and would much prefer to do simple tasks that he can accomplish quickly. If we were to consider three key dimensions of temperament —extraversion/surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control—we would rate Edward high on:
a. extraversion/surgency b. negative affectivity c. effortful control d. both extraversion/surgency and effortful control
________ demonstrates that scores or observers are all seeing the same thing when they score a measure or observe a student in the classroom.
a. Internal-consistency reliability b. Interscore agreement reliability c. Test-retest reliability d. Alternate-forms reliability