The Human Development Index Is an Attempt to Improve on Comparisons

question 13

Short Answer

The Human Development Index is an attempt to improve on comparisons made using only __________ statistics by including social welfare statistics in comparisons between nations.

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Definitions:

Thematic Apperception Test

A projective psychological test that asks respondents to create stories about ambiguous scenes, used to uncover underlying motives, concerns, and how they see the social world.

Murray

A psychologist known for his theory of personality, which emphasizes the influence of needs and motives on individual behavior.

Correlation Analysis

A statistical method used to examine the relationship between two quantitative variables without assuming a causative link.

Structure of Personality

The organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that distinguishes an individual and that is formed by the integrated components of id, ego, and superego in psychoanalytic theory.