Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $\alpha =$

question 61

Essay

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-A physician believes that a person's diastolic blood pressure can be lowered, if, instead of taking a drug, the person performs yoga exercises each evening. Ten subjects are randomly selected. Their blood pressures, measured in millimeters of mercury, are listed below. The 10 patients are instructed in several yoga exercises and told to perform them each evening for one month. At the end of the month, their blood pressures are taken again. The data are listed below. Use the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test to test the physician's hypothesis. Use $\alpha =$ $0.05$ .
$\begin{array}{lcccccccccc}\hline \text { Patient } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 \\\hline \text { Before } & 93 & 92 & 81 & 90 & 87 & 80 & 83 & 85 & 88 & 84 \\\text { After } & 90 & 86 & 81 & 82 & 81 & 69 & 86 & 75 & 84 & 68 \\\hline\end{array}$

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response, often due to the lack of reinforcement.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an individual or group in response to external or internal stimuli.

Money

A medium of exchange that allows for the valuation of goods and services, facilitating trade and economic activity.

Desirable Behaviors

Actions or reactions that are considered preferred or positive within a specific context or society.