Psychologists Often Treat Data from _______________ Scales as Though They

question 59

Multiple Choice

Psychologists often treat data from _______________ scales as though they were from _______________ scales because the latter are more versatile statistically.

• A) nominal; ratio
• B) interval; nominal
• C) ratio; ordinal
• D) ordinal; interval

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory by Freud that suggests a child's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Social and Cultural Influences

The effects of society and culture on individuals' beliefs, behaviors, and experiences, shaping their development and worldview.