A ________ Is a Summary Description of a Characteristic or Measure

question 69

Multiple Choice

A ________ is a summary description of a characteristic or measure of the sample.It is used as an estimate of the population parameter.

• A)statistic
• B)precision level
• C)finite population correction
• D)parameter

Explain the development of language, including phonology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics, in a child's early years.

Understand the impact of using familiar metaphors and the importance of background knowledge in counseling.

Identify and appreciate the role of language and social interaction in cognitive development according to Vygotsky.

Describe infant perceptual abilities and experimental paradigms used to study them.

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Definitions:

Category

A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.

Semantic Priming

The process by which a preceding stimulus influences the response to a later stimulus, based on meaning.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Prototypes

The most typical or best example of a particular category or concept, used in cognitive psychology to explain how people categorize information.