For Women Aged 18-24, Systolic Blood Pressures (In Mm Hg)

question 35

Multiple Choice

For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures (in mm Hg) are normally distributed with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. If 23 women aged 18-24 are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressure is between 119 and 122.

• A) 0.9341
• B) 0.0833
• C) 0.3343
• D) 0.0577

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Definitions:

Likelihood

The probability or chance of an event occurring.

Punishment

A consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur.

Extinction

The diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or pairing of stimuli is removed.

Generalization

The process by which a response is given in the presence of stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that originally elicited the response.