Laursen and His Colleagues (1998) Found That Patterns of Conflict

question 46

Multiple Choice

Laursen and his colleagues (1998) found that patterns of conflict between families and their children change in what way over the course of adolescence?

• A) The intensity of conflict is high at the start of adolescence but then steadily declines.
• B) The frequency of conflict changes but not the intensity.
• C) The frequency of conflict is high at the start of adolescence and then decreases.
• D) The intensity of conflict does not decline.

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Definitions:

Chi-Squared Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistical hypothesis tests that is built by squaring independent standard normal random variables.

Random Variable

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Significance Level

The threshold below which a p-value is considered statistically significant, typical levels are 0.05, 0.01, etc., indicating the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Normal Population

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