DrRoberts Studies How Best to Assess Individual Differences in Traits

question 105

Multiple Choice

Dr.Roberts studies how best to assess individual differences in traits such as impulsiveness and sociability.Which specialty area does her research best represent?

• A) social psychology
• B) biological psychology
• C) industrial-organizational psychology
• D) personality psychology

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.

Mean

A statistical measure representing the average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the count of values.

Z-score

A statistical measure representing the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of the dataset, often used in standardizing scores.

Chi-square Test

A statistical procedure employed to evaluate whether a significant correlation exists between two variables that are categorical.