The Probability That a Basketball Player Will Make a Given

question 32

Multiple Choice

The probability that a basketball player will make a given free throw is . To find the probability that the player makes exactly 9 out of her next 10 free throws, evaluate the term in the expansion of . Round to four decimal places.

• A)0.0016
• B)0.0605
• C)0.0010
• D)0.0403
• E)0.1008

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Definitions:

Electric Shock

is often used as an aversive stimulus in behavioral experiments, to study learning or modify behavior.

Solomon and Corbit

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A theory suggesting that emotional reactions to a stimulus are followed by opposite emotional reactions.

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