Cookie

(noun)

Also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, it is usually a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user's web browser while a user is browsing a website.

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Examples of Cookie in the following topics:

  • The MKO

    • Caption: This animation depicts Vygotsky's principles of More Knowledgeable Others (MKOs) and the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).In the first scene a child is wondering how to bake cookies.
    • She then decides to ask a series of MKOs how they bake cookies.
    • In the first scene a child is wondering how to bake cookies.
    • She then decides to ask a series of MKOs how they bake cookies.
    • Using the steps she gathered from others she is able to figure out how to bake the cookies.

  • Try these multiple choice questions.

    • A box of cookies contains 3 chocolate and 7 butter cookies.
    • Miguel randomly selects a cookie and eats it.
    • Then he randomly selects another cookie and eats it also.
    • (How many cookies did he take?
    • Let U be the event that the second cookie selected is a butter cookie.

  • Lab 2: Central Limit Theorem (Cookie Recipes)

    • X = length of time (in days) that a cookie recipe lasted at the Olmstead Homestead.
    • (Assume that each of the different recipes makes the same quantity of cookies. )

  • Variability in estimates exercises

    • Students are asked to count the number of chocolate chips in 22 cookies for a class activity.
    • They found that the cookies on average had 14.77 chocolate chips with a standard deviation of 4.37 chocolate chips.
    • (a) Based on this information, about how much variability should they expect to see in the mean number of chocolate chips in random samples of 22 chocolate chip cookies?
    • (b) The packaging for these cookies claims that there are at least 20 chocolate chips per cookie.

  • Experimental Research

    • In a simple experiment, a researcher might hypothesize that cookies will make individuals complete a task quicker.
    • In one condition, participants will be offered cookies if they complete a task, while in another condition they will not be offered cookies.
    • A researcher might decide to test the hypothesis that cookies will make individuals work harder only if the task is easy to begin with.
    • Effects of receiving a cookie as a reward (independent variable) on time taken to complete task (dependent variable).
    • As shown in the figure, participants who received a cookie took much less time to complete the task than participants who did not receive a cookie.

  • Overall Structure and Formatting of a Chicago/Turabian Paper

    • I know exactly what happened: He stole the cookies.

  • Developing a Brand

    • Extrinsic attributes of a brand include Oreo cookie packaging, celebrity spokespersons, and marketing slogans.
    • Extrinsic attributes of a brand include oreo cookie packaging, celebrity spokespersons, and marketing slogans.

  • Consumer Privacy Issues

    • Companies that place web banners on its websites, host the banner images on its servers, and uses third-party cookies enables to the company to track browsing habits of users across these sites.
    • Most browsers can block third-party cookies using discrete mechanisms to increase privacy and reduce tracking by advertising and tracking companies.

  • Selecting Target Markets

    • The Oreo cookie is a popular cookie in the U.S., known for its two discs of chocolate with a white cream filling.

  • Was the Result Important?

    • Would this slight difference make a difference in the cookies you're trying to bake?