A Testing Bureau Reports That the Mean for the Population

question 83

Multiple Choice

A testing bureau reports that the mean for the population of Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores is 500 with a standard deviation of 90. The scores are normally distributed. The percentile rank of a score of 667 is _________.

• A) 3.14%
• B) 96.78%
• C) 3.22%
• D) 96.86%

Develop appropriate goals/outcomes for specific nursing diagnoses.

Distinguish between effective and ineffective outcome statements.

Differentiate between short-term and long-term goals in patient care.

Describe the planning approaches in nursing care (formal, informal, initial, ongoing).

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Definitions:

Tip-Of-The-Tongue Aphasia

A temporary inability to retrieve a word from memory, combined with a strong feeling that the word is just out of reach.

Nonsense Syllables

Meaningless sets of two or three letters that are used in memory and learning experiments.

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A German psychologist famous for his research on memory and learning, best known for discovering the forgetting curve.

Words

Distinct elements of a language or communication system, consisting of one or more sounds or their written representation, that function as a principal carrier of meaning.