The Statistical Tendency for Extreme Scores or Behaviors to Return

question 50

Multiple Choice

The statistical tendency for extreme scores or behaviors to return toward average is called

• A) the regression heuristic.
• B) regression toward the extreme.
• C) regression toward the average.
• D) reversion.

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