A Set of Characteristics Believed to Be Shared by All

question 32

Multiple Choice

A set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a social category is a ________.

• A) unifying trait
• B) primacy effect
• C) stereotype
• D) perception

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Definitions:

Type I Error

Deciding wrongly that there was a significant result when in fact there was not.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most values cluster around the mean.

Inferential Statistics

The branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data taken from that population.