Explain in Your Own Words Why the Comments Made by Former

question 46

Essay

Explain in your own words why the comments made by former president of Harvard,Larry Summers,about low participation rates of women in STEM reflect a common misconception about the variability of women's aptitude in STEM fields.

Distinguish between the mechanisms of short-term and long-term memory storage.

Understand the role of schemas in memory recall and the tendency to remember schema-consistent information.

Identify the effects of pre- and post-event schemas on memory recall.

Recognize the misinformation effect and its impact on memory accuracy.

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Definitions:

Seasonal Variation

Refers to periodic fluctuations in data or variables that occur at or depend on specific times of the year.

Moving Average Method

A statistical technique used to analyze time series data by calculating averages of different subsets of the complete dataset.

9-year Moving Averages

A method of smoothing data by calculating the average of different subsets of the total data period of nine years each.

Seasonal Variation

Regular fluctuations in a time series variable within a year, often related to the seasons.