50 Students Were Randomly Sampled and Asked Questions About Their

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Multiple Choice

50 students were randomly sampled and asked questions about their exercise habits. One of the questions they were asked concerned the frequency of exercise, defined to be the number of times
They exercised in a week. This variable would be characterized as which type of random variable?

• A)continuous
• B)discrete

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses and anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation paired with relaxation exercises.

Skills Training

The process of teaching and developing specific abilities or techniques to improve performance and efficiency in various tasks.

Flooding

A psychological treatment method where an individual is exposed to a large amount of an anxiety-producing stimulus in order to extinguish the fear response.

Graduated Exposure

A therapeutic technique where individuals are gradually exposed to their fears to reduce anxiety.