For the past three years, Larry has repeatedly fondled his preteen stepdaughter and has sworn her to secrecy. Larry's behavior illustrates ____

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the range as a measure of variation?

a. It is limited because only two of the scores in a distribution are used to derive it. b. It is easily distorted by an unusually high or low score in a distribution. c. It can only be used with nominal data. d. Both a and b are disadvantages.

Sally lives in a middle class neighborhood. It really isn't anything special, but most of Sally's friends live in smaller homes in lower class neighborhoods, so Sally thinks of herself as well-off. When Sally compares her home to the homes of her friends, she is making a(n) ____

a. upward social comparison b. downward social comparison c. internal attribution d. external attribution