The Board of Examiners That Administers the Real Estate Broker's

question 53

Essay

The board of examiners that administers the real estate broker's examination in a certain state found that the mean score on the test was 419 and the standard deviation was 72. If the board wants to set the passing score so that only the best 80% of all applicants pass, what is the passing score? Assume that the scores are normally distributed.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Map

A mental representation of one's physical environment's layout.

Classical Conditioning

A pattern of learning where two stimuli are habitually paired; consequently, a response initially generated by the second stimulus becomes generated by the first stimulus.

Social Learning Theory

A theory proposing that people can learn new behaviors and information by watching other people (also known as observational learning).

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the idea that behaviors are influenced by their consequences.