The Difference Between a Sample Value and the True Underlying

question 71

Multiple Choice

The difference between a sample value and the true underlying population value is called

• A) sampling error
• B) non-response error
• C) measurement error
• D) systematic error

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism proposed by Freud, which involuntarily pushes threatening or disturbing thoughts out of conscious awareness.

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder in which someone can remember certain information but is unable to recall where, when, or how that information was acquired.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories inhibit the capacity to remember new information.

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli or prompts that aid the recall of information stored in memory.