Generalizing from Zuckerman's Research on Sensation Seeking, Which of the Following

question 6

Multiple Choice

Generalizing from Zuckerman's research on sensation seeking, which of the following statements best describes a sensation-seeker?

• A)prefers being with familiar people over meeting new people
• B)prefers sleeping in a comfortable bed and room over camping out
• C)would probably not be interested in trying hypnosis
• D)would enjoy going to a loud nightclub instead of a quiet restaurant
• E)prefers quiet parties to wild ones

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Definitions:

Central Tendency

A measure that represents the center point or typical value of a dataset.

Average

A statistical measure that determines the central tendency of a set of numbers by dividing the sum of all numbers by the count of the numbers.

Outliers

Those scores in a distribution that are noticeably much more extreme than the majority of scores. Whether a score is an outlier or not is usually an arbitrary decision made by the researcher.

Percentile

A measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.