The term variable may best be defined as a
a. property of an event that can assume any of a range of values
b. label assigned to an observation
c. single number that allows one to summarize, analyze, or evaluate a group of observations
d. numerical value assigned to an observation
a
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. projection B. sublimation C. reaction formation D. compensation
Of psychologists who recently received doctoral degrees, which area of psychology was the specialty where nearly half of them were employed?
a. Clinical psychology b. Developmental psychology c. Experimental psychology d. Counseling psychology
Nine-year-old Esther helps her mother rolls pieces of cookie dough into balls
Esther notices that after she rolls each ball, it somehow looks smaller than when it was just a piece of dough! But then she realizes that rolling has only changed the shape, without changing the amount of dough. By carefully watching the effect of rolling, Esther shows that she understands A) dynamic transformations. B) working memory. C) inventive spelling. D) subitizing.