For Questions Below , Use the Following: a Researcher Selects

question 5

Short Answer

For questions below , use the following: A researcher selects a random sample of 8 high school students. Each student is tested on both Need Achievement and Mechanical Aptitude. The scores were: $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Subject } & \text { Need Achievement } & \text { Mechanical Aptitude } \\1 & 12 & 10 \\2 & 2 & 3 \\3 & 5 & 7 \\4 & 9 & 5 \\5 & 11 & 9 \\6 & 10 & 8 \\7 & 4 & 6 \\8 & 1 & 3\end{array}$$
-Find the standard error of estimate.

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Definitions:

Serial-Position Effect

A psychological phenomenon where people tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than the middle items.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories.

Retention

The ability to keep or hold onto something, such as information or substances, within a system or body.

Long-Term Memory Formation

The process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory, involving consolidation and the strengthening of neural connections.