If Someone Is Overly Fearful, Is That Person Assaulted Every

question 52

Multiple Choice

If someone is overly fearful, is that person assaulted every time he experiences apprehension?

• A) Yes, because assault only requires apprehension regardless of whether it is reasonable.
• B) Yes, because assault is judged on the basis of the victim's level of apprehension only.
• C) Yes, because it is necessary to take a person's level of fear into account when interacting with that person.
• D) No, because assault requires unwanted physical contact.
• E) No, because assault requires reasonable apprehension.

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Definitions:

Z-statistic

A statistical measure that quantifies the distance (in standard deviation units) a data point is from the mean of a distribution.

Two-tailed Test

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Significant

Denoting a result in statistical analysis that is likely not due to chance, thereby indicating a meaningful difference or correlation.

Z-statistic

A statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated as the difference between a sample statistic and its hypothesized population parameter, divided by the standard error.