Penelope Is Quite Talkative When She Is at Home with Her

question 89

Multiple Choice

Penelope is quite talkative when she is at home with her parents and siblings, but when faced with a new situation outside of the home, she is completely silent. Penelope likely has a condition known as:

• A)Selective mutism
• B)Social anxiety disorder
• C)Shyness
• D)Phonological disorder

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean.

Significantly Less

A statistical term used to indicate that one set of data is considerably lower than another with a level of statistical significance.

Variance

A statistic that measures the spread between numbers in a data set, indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the members of a group differ from the mean value of the group.