When Looking at a Distribution of Data with a Possible

question 36

Multiple Choice

When looking at a distribution of data with a possible extreme observation, it is important to keep in mind that the extreme observation may _____ the data.

• A) skew
• B) floor
• C) restrict
• D) expand

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Definitions:

Leptin

A hormone produced by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger, thereby helping to regulate body weight.

Two-Factor Theory

A theory that asserts emotion arises from physiological arousal followed by a cognitive label of that arousal, proposed by Stanley Schachter and Jerome E. Singer.

Sympathetic Nervous System

A part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for rapid response to stressful or emergency situations by increasing heart rate and blood flow, among other effects.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions and physiological responses like sweating or trembling happen simultaneously.