In a sample that interviews only some of the individuals in a population, the mean or average income is properly termed a(n) ____

a. statistic
b. parameter
c. tendency
d. true value

a

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In the Stanley Milgram obedience experiment, the teachers were given a "sample shock" of __________ volts

a) 10 b) 25 c) 30 d) 45

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Which of these statements is not consistent with a sociobiological view of gender

differences in sexual behavior? (a) Most men say a partner's sexual affair would be worse than an emotional affair. (b) Most women say a partner's emotional affair would be worse than a sexual affair. (c) In Tinbergen's research, male stickleback fish decided to attack anything that was red because they learned it would help them mate with a female. (d) Polygyny is much more common than polyandry in cultures around the world.

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