Research Suggests That the Abstract Categories of "Good" and "Bad

question 60

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that the abstract categories of "good" and "bad" are ____.

• A)not acknowledged by children until they reach ages 9-10
• B)not acknowledged by children until they reach ages 5-6
• C)understood by children as early as age 2 1/2, if not earlier
• D)understood even at birth, and certainly by 3 months after birth

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Definitions:

Population Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population, calculated as the average of the squared distances of each data point from the population mean.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator that, when applied repeatedly to numerous samples, gives correct parameter values on average.

Consistent Estimator

A statistical property where an estimator approaches the true parameter value as the sample size increases indefinitely.

Population Parameter

A value that represents a characteristic of an entire population.