1. The normal curve is to __________ as a skewed distribution is to __________.
2. __________ measures are recommended whenever possible to supplement reactive measures.
3. A(n) __________ scale has the properties of equality and rank order.
4. Physiological measures are __________ while self-report measures are __________.
5. Multiple measures have the advantage of being __________.
6. Angie just got her GRE scores back. She found that she scored in the 70th percentile on the verbal test. This means that she __________.
7. A(n) __________ scale has the properties of equality, rank order, equal intervals, and equal ratios.
8. What percent of the scores in a normal distribution occur between one standard deviation below the mean and one standard deviation above the mean?
9. Measures are __________ if subjects can have no control or influence over their outcomes; that is, if the act of measurement cannot influence the subjects in a way that could bias the results.
10. When two subjects are assigned the same score on what is being measured when they, in fact, are identical on that property, the scale being used is said to have the __________.
11. It is better to present information about a set of scores that are normally distributed using __________.
12. A researcher administers the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale to subjects. This test consists of items covering a number of skills: vocabulary, spatial relationships, and mathematical reasoning, for example. Subjects' scores on the individual items are added together to give a total score. This aggregate score has a normal distribution and is interpreted as a(n) __________.
