Two People Are Placed in a Room and Provoked to Behave

question 45

Multiple Choice

Two people are placed in a room and provoked to behave aggressively toward one another. Which of the following is most likely to happen if there is a weapon in the room?

• A) There is a greater likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon.
• B) There is a greater likelihood that they will engage in higher-order cognition and subsequently behave less aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon.
• C) The weapon will increase the likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another, but only if the two people are male.
• D) The weapon will have no effect on whether or not they behave aggressively toward one another.

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

Uniform Distribution

A type of statistical distribution where all outcomes are equally likely; each number within a certain range has an equal chance of being selected.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that models the number of successes in a fixed number of independent trials, with two possible outcomes.

Normally Distributed

Describes a dataset whose distribution forms a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve when plotted, characterized by specific mean and standard deviation values.