A Psychologist Wants to Determine If There Is a Linear

question 21

Essay

A psychologist wants to determine if there is a linear relationship between the number of hours a
person goes without sleep and the number of mistakes he/she makes on a simple test.The following
data is recorded.Determine the equation of the regression line and graph the line on a scatter
plot.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus, resulting from the repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus that naturally elicits a response.

Generalization

The process of responding similarly to different but related stimuli, often used to explain how people apply learning from specific instances to broader contexts.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that occurs as a direct response to a specific stimulus in the environment, typically automatic and reflexive in nature.