Ted, a College Student, Refuses to Sign Up for Speech

question 111

Multiple Choice

Ted, a college student, refuses to sign up for speech class because he is afraid that he will do something embarrassing in front of the class. He can't graduate until he completes the course. What is this behavior most likely associated with?

• A)agoraphobia
• B)specific phobia
• C)acrophobia
• D)social phobia

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Definitions:

Dependent Means

Relates to statistical tests used to compare the means of related groups.

Sample

A selected portion of a population used in statistical analysis, chosen to represent the whole population in studies or experiments.

Dependent-Samples T Test

A statistical procedure used to compare the means of two related groups to find out if there is a significant difference between them.

Repeated Measures

Refers to experiments or tests in which the same subjects are tested under multiple conditions or at multiple time points.