Imagine That Your Friend Pete Has an Intense Fear of Spiders

question 19

Multiple Choice

Imagine that your friend Pete has an intense fear of spiders. If he tries the emotional Stroop test, he would be most likely to

• A) report the ink color slowly if the words were related to spiders.
• B) report the ink color quickly if the words were related to spiders.
• C) report the ink color more accurately if the words were related to spiders.
• D) respond the same as people without a fear of spiders.

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Definitions:

Prediction Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain the value of an unknown parameter for future observations.

Expected Value

The anticipated value of a variable, computed as the sum of all possible values each multiplied by the probability of its occurrence, used in probability and statistics.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A spectrum of values, drawn from sample statistics, projected to embrace the value of an undefined population measure.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that quantifies the variability or dispersion of a sample statistic from the population parameter.