Life-Span Psychologists Generally Agree That

question 17

Multiple Choice

Life-span psychologists generally agree that:

• A)continuity correctly characterizes development;discontinuity does not.
• B)discontinuity correctly characterizes development;continuity does not.
• C)development cannot be characterized as either continuous or discontinuous.
• D)developmental change can be both continuous and discontinuous.

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Definitions:

Two-tailed Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the area of rejection is on both sides of the sampling distribution, allowing for the possibility of an effect in two directions.

Independent Populations

Populations in which the outcomes or characteristics of a sample from one population are not affected by the outcomes or characteristics of a sample from another population.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given statistic based on a large number of samples from the same population.

Sample Mean Difference

The difference between the means of two samples, used in hypothesis testing and estimation.