Several Studies Have Indicated That the Generic "He

question 89

Multiple Choice

Several studies have indicated that the generic "he"

• A) tends for children and adults alike to trigger images of both males and females.
• B) tends for adults to trigger images of both males and females, but for children to trigger images of males.
• C) tends for both children and adults to trigger images of males but not females.
• D) for both children and adults triggers images of females about one-fourth of the time it is used.

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Definitions:

Covariance

A measure indicating the extent to which two random variables change together.

Coefficient R

A measure used in statistics to represent the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a scatter plot.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean.

Linear Relationship

A type of association where any change in an independent variable is accompanied by a proportional change in a dependent variable.