A Person Whose Symptoms Fulfill Some External Need, Such as Avoiding

question 195

Short Answer

A person whose symptoms fulfill some external need, such as avoiding something unpleasant, is achieving _____ gain.

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Definitions:

Median

Value of a variable that splits a distribution of scores in half, with the same number of scores above the median as below.

Standard Deviation

A statistic used to determine the degree of spread or variation among data values in a series.

Bimodal

Describes a distribution or data set that has two distinct modes or peaks in its frequency of occurrence.

Parameter

A numerical characteristic of a population, such as mean or standard deviation, that can be estimated by statistics calculated from a sample.