LeVar, Rebecca, and Aubry Have Just Received Their Scores on the Political

question 27

Multiple Choice

LeVar, Rebecca, and Aubry have just received their scores on the political science test they took earlier in the week. LeVar and Aubry seemed pleased with their scores. Rebecca, however, approaches her teacher and laments, "I'm so upset! I studied really hard for this test, and I got a D. The test was just too hard!" According to Gordon, it is best if the teacher

• A) gently criticizes Rebecca for making excuses for her poor performance and encourages her to take responsibility for her own behavior.
• B) explains why the test was fair and why Rebecca may have performed poorly.
• C) listens to Rebecca carefully and arranges for her to take a makeup exam.
• D) first determines who owns the problem, then uses active listening.

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a sample dataset, representing the average of the squared differences from the sample mean.

Population Variance

Population variance is a measure of the spread between numbers in a data set, representing the average of the squared differences from the population mean.

Random Sample

A selection taken from a group where each individual has the same probability of being chosen.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, designed to be tested through experimentation or observation.