A Negative Value of Z Indicates That

question 27

Multiple Choice

A negative value of z indicates that

• A) the number of standard deviations of an observation is to the right of the mean.
• B) the number of standard deviations of an observation is to the left of the mean.
• C) a mistake has been made in computations, since z cannot be negative.
• D) the data has a negative mean.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or end.

Horn Effect

A cognitive bias causing negative traits or experiences with an individual to influence overall perception of them disproportionally.

Recency Effect

is the cognitive phenomenon where the most recently presented items or experiences are more likely to be remembered than those presented earlier.