The statement "there is substantial overlap between the distributions of male and female traits and behaviors" means that
A) although there may be group differences between males and females in traits and behaviors, there are some men that score higher than most women on "feminine" traits and behaviors, and vice versa.
B) men and women share a few behaviors.
C) men and women share a few traits.
D) there is no detectable difference between males and females in traits and behaviors.
E) researchers have not done careful measurement.
A
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a) An effect size refers to the statistical significance of an effect. b) An effect size refers to the magnitude of a difference between groups. c) An effect size refers to the influence of the experimenter. d) An effect size refers to the physical size of a manipulation.
Which assessment is designed to measure such things as heart rate and sweating?
a. projective tests b. physiological measures c. clinical interviews d. informant reports