Maria Has a History Project to Complete

question 8

Multiple Choice

Maria has a history project to complete. First, she makes a list of the events that relate to her topic. She decides which ones are the most interesting and then creates several sample outlines, each with a different combination of events. She then researches all of the events at the library and on her computer. Last, she selects the outline that will work best, given the information she was able to find on particular topics and how interesting each one was, and revises it if necessary. Now she is ready to begin writing. According to Jerome Kagan, Maria exhibits which of the following?

• A) impulsivity
• B) reflectivity
• C) field-independence
• D) field-dependence

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Definitions:

Significance Level

In hypothesis testing, it represents the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, typically set before the data analysis.

Hypotheses

Assumptions or predictions that a study sets out to test within its given framework.

Population Proportion

Population Proportion is a measure that represents the fraction or percentage of individuals in a population who exhibit a particular trait or characteristic.

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis, typically set at 0.05 or 0.01.