In a Psychological Experiment, the Time on Task Was Recorded

question 25

Essay

In a psychological experiment, the time on task was recorded for ten subjects under a 5-minute time constraint. These measurements are in seconds:
182 197 207 272 192 257 247 197 232 237
a. Find the average time on task.
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b. Find the median time on task.
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c. If you were writing a report to describe these data, which measure of central tendency would you use?
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Explain.
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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit similar responses.

Sequential Processing

Processing one aspect of a stimulus or problem at a time; generally used to process new information or to solve difficult problems.

Effortful Processing

A type of memory processing that requires attention and conscious effort in order to encode information.

Automatic Processing

Cognitive processing that occurs subconsciously and requires little to no attention or conscious effort.