Which of the Following Is an Example of the Phenomena

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the phenomena that the term resilience has been used to describe?

• A) Julie dreams of becoming a successful lawyer but never finished college.
• B) After failing French the first time, Carl did not earn a passing grade when he took the course for a second time.
• C) After his father died, Julio had a hard time maintaining responsibilities at work.
• D) Following the events of September 11, the children of PS100 in New York City were able to resume their studies and finish the school year without incident.

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Definitions:

Variability

The extent to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the average or mean.

Normal Distribution

A symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution of data where most of the observations cluster around the central peak and probabilities for values taper off equally on both sides.

Standard Normal Distribution

A specific probability distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, representing a normal distribution.

Unit of Measurement

A definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity.