Suppose Jana Conducts a Study and Finds a Positive Relationship

question 166

Multiple Choice

Suppose Jana conducts a study and finds a positive relationship between sensitive parenting and children's academic achievement.If she wants to make a judgment as to whether the same pattern would be found in the population, she will use

• A)correlation coefficients.
• B)measures of central tendency.
• C)inferential statistics.
• D)meta-analysis.

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Definitions:

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

Thanatos

In psychoanalytic theory, the death drive representing an unconscious wish for death or self-destruction.

Conscious Mind

The aspect of the mind that is aware of one's self, thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.

Short-term Memory

Short-term memory is part of the memory system that holds a limited amount of information in mind for a short period of time, typically seconds to a few minutes.