Researchers Are Concerned That the Weight of the Average American

question 37

Multiple Choice

Researchers are concerned that the weight of the average American school child is increasing implying, among other things, that children's clothing should be manufactured and marketed in larger sizes. If X is the weight of school children sampled in a nationwide study, then X is an example of

• A) a discrete random variable.
• B) a parameter.
• C) a continuous random variable.
• D) a categorical random variable.

Recognize the process and effects of disinhibition in modeling.

Understand Bandura's criticism of Skinner's approach and the differences between them.

Acknowledge the role of cognitive processes in observational learning.

Understand the effects of model's behavior on an observer's behavior.

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Definitions:

Instantiated

The process of creating a specific instance of a class in object-oriented programming.

Finally Block

A block of code that follows a try-catch structure, which is executed regardless of whether an exception is caught or not.

Try Block

A block of code that is tested for errors while it is being executed.

Finally Block

A block of code in certain programming languages that is executed after a try block, regardless of whether an exception was thrown or caught.