Sparrows Raised in Isolation Still Learn to Sing, but Their

question 55

Multiple Choice

Sparrows raised in isolation still learn to sing, but their songs are abnormal. This is an example of:

• A) a critical period.
• B) a sensitive period.
• C) an imprinting period.
• D) the gestational age.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A specific position in the test distribution used for comparison with the test statistic in order to make a decision about rejecting the null hypothesis.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter with a certain degree of confidence.

Sample Size

The number of observations or datapoints collected in a subset of a larger population.

Confidence Coefficient

The degree of certainty or probability (expressed as a percentage) that the confidence interval contains the true parameter value.