You collected a measure, and you notice that there are some extreme scores. It is best to use ______ as a measure of the variability for this data.
A. range
B. interquartile range
C. population standard deviation
D. sample standard deviation
Answer: B
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Which of the following has been found to be true for people who have lost their jobs?
a. They showed significant increases in neuroticism. b. They showed significant decreases in introversion. c. Their levels of neuroticism, conscientiousness, and extraversion remained unchanged. d. Their levels of conscientiousness were similar to those of people who maladapted to such situations.
The Neo-PI-R scale measures which of the following dimensions?
a. extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience b. self-esteem, self-control, openness to experience, positive trait, and hope c. ego, self-efficacy, resilience, and hope d. disposition, extraversion, neuroticism, psychosis, and agreeableness
Juan likes to play video games, but he also needs to increase his exercise time. So, he decides to only play a video game after he has exercised for 30 minutes. Using video game playing as a reward for exercising illustrates the use of
a. the Premack principle. b. latent learning. c. higher order conditioning. d. the law of association.
The goal of psychotherapy is to
a. undo a person's past so that these events will cease to cause emotional harm to the person. b. bring about positive changes in personality, behavior, or personal adjustment. c. treat mental disorders using psychiatric drugs and other physical approaches. d. help a person to develop ego defenses that can be used to resolve emotional conflicts.