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Observational Research correct answersThe systematic process of recording the behavioral patterns of people, objects, and occurrences as they are witnessed. Advantages: - No distortion of self-report bias - No distortion of self-report due to memory - Nonverbal data may be obtained - Environmental may be recorded - High external validity Disadvantages: - No direct access to cognitive phenomenon (construct validity is weaker) - Interpretation of data may be a problem - Not all act...

A Psychologist is most likely to calculate z-scores in order to ________________. correct answersCompare scores obtained from two different scales In a perfectly normal distribution, the percentage of scores between the mean and one standard deviation below the mean is ________________. correct answers34% In a perfectly normal distribution, the percentage of scores between the mean and two standard deviations above the mean is ________________. correct answers48% In a perfectly normal d...

Meaning in life theory (Steger, 2009) correct answersMaking sense of it all Finding a way to matter, feel that life is worth while People most commonly look to family, relationships, work, health, personal growth Knowing we matter often comes from expressing who we are, investing in growth, reaching out to other people Conceptual pillars of meaning correct answers1. Coherence -The need to make sense of life 2. Significance -The need to have a life that matters 3. Purpose -The n...

mean correct answersarithmetic average score median correct answersmiddle score mode correct answerssingle most frequent score standard deviation correct answerssquare root of variance. the average deviation from the mean variation correct answerstake every value and subtract mean from it, square it, and add them together. variance correct answersaverage squared deviation of scores from the mean error variance correct answersvariability in scores caused by extraneous variables ...

Aggression correct answersbehavior that is intended to hurt someone, either physically or verbally Relational Aggression correct answersharming others through nonphysical hurtful manipulation of their peer relationships What kind of aggression does each gender use during preschool age? correct answersBoys show higher levels of physical aggression by age 2, and continue to be more physically and verbally aggressive through adulthood. Girls are more likely to be relational aggressive. Doe...

sex correct answerssexual anatomy and sexual behavior gender correct answersstate of being male or female sexual behavior correct answersproduces an arousal and increases the chance of orgasm 4 perspectives of sexuality correct answersreligon, science, culture, sexual health perspective religon correct answersprovided most info about sex until 100 years ago -greeks acknowledged hetero and homo scientific study of sexuality is correct answersa joint effort by biologists, psychol...

The two branches of statistical methods are correct answersdescriptive and inferential A researcher wishing to summarize all the scores for a variable in a study creates a frequency table, but finds that there are so many values for the variable that the table is too cumbersome to be useful. The next step would be to make a: correct answersgrouped frequency table The word "frequency" in a frequency table refers to: correct answershow many scores there are at each value All of the foll...

Which form of feminism contends that gender inequality is rooted in the economic structure of North American society? Socialist feminism Events of the 1960s signaled the beginning of the modern feminist movement in the United States and included all except: A) The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan B) Women's right to vote C) Formation of NOW D) Equal Pay Act Women's right to vote Brainpower Read More 0:04 / 0:15 Which of the following influences selection of topics ...

Lean In by Sheryl Sandburg correct answers- She wrote this book - CFO of Facebook - Woman in a tech field - Wrote this book about her experience - Women don't "Lean In" - Women sit on the side, etc. - Book has been criticized - If women "Lean In" they can be seen as not a team player, egotistical, etc. - emergence of neoliberal feminism Gloria Steinem (Ms. Magazine) correct answers- Started Ms. Magazine - the first magazine about women's issues etc. The Color Purple by A...

True correct answersT/F: Children develop gender identity between 2 and 3 years of age. 2 correct answersAt age ___, children can accurately differentiate boys and girls Gender stereotypes correct answers__________ ________________- from the toddler/ preschool age become rigid from aged 5-7. Boys correct answersIn physical terms- slightly stronger, run faster, throw a ball further, jump higher Girls correct answersMore flexible, have more precise movements, more coordinated with arms...