Professor Kipling Is Discussing Statistics in Your Introductory Psychology Class

question 5

Multiple Choice

Professor Kipling is discussing statistics in your introductory psychology class.She explains that descriptive statistics are invaluable because they allow psychologists to ____.

• A) describe the relationship between two variables
• B) summarize a pool of data
• C) determine whether a data set is normally distributed
• D) determine whether the differences between two groups are significant

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Definitions:

Bad Dreams

Disturbing visions or scenarios experienced during sleep, often causing distress or fear upon waking.

Reliving Trauma

The process of re-experiencing the emotions and reactions associated with a past traumatic event, which can be both involuntary or as part of therapeutic intervention.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theoretical model describing the body's response to stress in three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Resistance Stage

Third stage of the stress response, when the person attempts to adapt to the stressor. The body stabilizes; hormone levels stabilize; and heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output return to normal.