A Psychologist Studying the Rate at Which Infants in Three

question 60

Multiple Choice

A psychologist studying the rate at which infants in three different countries vocalized distress obtained the scores below from each country.Which group of infants showed the highest mean rate of distress vocalization?

• A)Country A
• B)Country B
• C)Country C
• D)Countries B and C were equally high.

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Definitions:

Age Stereotypes

Preconceived beliefs or assumptions about individuals based solely on their age, often leading to discrimination or bias.

Stereotypes

Stereotypes are oversimplified and generalized beliefs about a particular group of people or things, often leading to misconceptions and biases.

Individual Differences

Are the ways in which people are similar and how they vary in their thinking, feeling, and behavior.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Creating or finding in a situation that which one expected to find in the first place.