A Sample of the Daily Number of Passengers Per Bus

question 80

Multiple Choice

A sample of the daily number of passengers per bus riding the Bee Line commuter route yielded
The following information:
What is the standard deviation?

• A) About 6.06
• B) About 20.0
• C) About 12.9
• D) About 2.3

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Definitions:

Food-deprived Rats

Rodents that have been subjected to a period without food to study various behaviors or physiological responses.

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the probability of a response when they follow that response, a key concept in behaviorism.

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that is elicited as an automatic response to a certain stimulus without the organism engaging in any conscious decision making.

Operant Behavior

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the strength of behaviors as a result of their consequences.