A Marine Boot Camp Instructor Recorded the Time in Which

question 146

True/False

A Marine boot camp instructor recorded the time in which each of 15 recruits completed an obstacle course both before and after basic training.To test whether any improvement occurred,the instructor would use a t-distribution with 15 degrees of freedom.

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Definitions:

Conditioning

The process of learning associations between environmental events and behavioral responses, typically discussed in the context of classical and operative conditioning.

Spotlight Effect

The psychological tendency to overestimate the extent to which our actions and appearance are noticed by others.

Current

Pertaining to the present time or most recent; also refers to a flow of electricity through a conductor.

Past

Refers to all events or periods that have occurred before the present time, often studied in the context of history to understand patterns of change and development.