Anticipation of the Probable Outcomes That Would Ensue as a Result

question 8

Multiple Choice

Anticipation of the probable outcomes that would ensue as a result of engaging in the behavior under discussion is known as:

• A) outcome expectations.
• B) outcome expectancies.
• C) self-efficacy.
• D) self-control.

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Definitions:

Z-Test

A statistical method for assessing if there is a significant difference between the means of two populations when variances are known and the sample sizes are large.

Chi-Squared Test

A statistical method employed to assess if the observed frequencies significantly differ from the expected frequencies across one or more categories.

Nominal Data

A type of categorical data for which the categories do not have a natural order or ranking.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it depends on the chosen significance level.