The Difference Between a Qualitative and a Quantitative Shift in Development

question 407

Multiple Choice

The difference between a qualitative and a quantitative shift in development is that a qualitative shift is a change ___,while a quantitative shift is a change ___.

• A) for the better; in some measurable quality (e.g., height, weight)
• B) in the quality of some measurable trait (e.g., curlier hair, darker skin); to something different
• C) in the neurons responsible for a measurable trait; in the number of brain areas involved in a trait
• D) to something different; that is continuous and gradual

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are around the mean.

Automobile Factory

A facility dedicated to the production of vehicles, including assembling of parts, painting, and quality control.

Population Means

The average value of a set of characteristics within a population, used often in statistical analysis to infer properties about the population.

Automobile Factory

A large industrial site where automobiles are manufactured through a series of assembly and inspection processes.