Hands-Free Cell Phone Use While Driving

question 40

Multiple Choice

Hands-free cell phone use while driving

• A) is associated with significantly less performance deficits compared to hand-held cell phone use while driving.
• B) holds no more risk than talking with passengers in the car.
• C) is dangerous because it involves talking on the phone while driving.
• D) is allowed in an emergency.
• E) is risk free.

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Definitions:

Norm Group

A representative sample used as a benchmark for interpreting the scores of an individual on psychological tests or assessments.

Measures Of Variability

Indicators of how much scores vary in a distribution. Three types of measures of variability are the range, quartile range, and the standard deviation.

Range Of Scores

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Normally Distributed Curve

A mathematical depiction illustrating a bell-shaped distribution where the data exhibits a symmetrical spread around the mean value.