The Purpose of Norms Is to

question 92

Multiple Choice

The purpose of norms is to

• A) establish an average performance
• B) indicate the prevalence of high and low scores
• C) determine deviations from expectation
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Maintenance Rehearsal

Mental repetition of information to keep it in memory.

Infantile Amnesia

The inability of adults to retrieve episodic memories (memories of situations or events) from early childhood, typically before the age of 3 or 4 years.

Episodic Memories

Memories of specific events or episodes, including context details like when and where they occurred, and endowed with emotional charge.

Retroactive Interference

The interference of new learning with the ability to retrieve material learned previously.