Explain what is measured by the sign of a z-score and what is measured by its numerical value

What will be an ideal response?

The sign tells whether the score is located above (+) or below (–) the mean, and the number identifies the distance from the mean by measuring the number of standard deviations between the score and the mean.

Psychology

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In the United States, the divorce risk peaks in young adulthood, 5–10 years after marriage, which suggests that ____

a. the self-concepts of each partner become established and are incongruent b. the financial strain has become too unbearable c. the strains of caring for young children may make maintaining marital intimacy more problematic d. the careers of each partner begin to interfere with the amount of time they have to spend with each other

Psychology

Training individuals to refute their own stereotypes is known as ________ training and has the effect of ________ stereotype activation

a) stereotype negation; increasing b) stereotype incrementation; reducing c) social influence; strengthening d) stereotype negation; reducing

Psychology