Frank Was Seen Laughing Inappropriately in the Library as If

question 146

Multiple Choice

Frank was seen laughing inappropriately in the library as if he were responding to internal stimuli. On the bus home, he was crying uncontrollably and suddenly became angered when a fellow passenger offered him a tissue. Frank's excess of inappropriate behaviors exemplify the _____ typical of schizophrenia.

• A)psychosis
• B)positive symptoms
• C)delusional thinking
• D)negative symptoms

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average values derived from the entirety of a given population, representing a central tendency.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, most commonly of the mean; it measures how precisely the mean of the sample estimates the population mean.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that serves as the best guess or most likely value for a population parameter based on sample data.

Population Means

The average or mean value of a particular characteristic of all individuals in a population.