The Difference Between an Organizational Hormone Effect and an Activational

question 59

Multiple Choice

The difference between an organizational hormone effect and an activational hormone effect is that

• A) organizational effects only occur in the brain.
• B) organizational effects are permanent.
• C) organizational effects only occur during adulthood.
• D) activational effects are mediated by receptors, whereas organizational effects are due to changes in neurotransmitter secretion.
• E) activational effects are permanent.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The statistical probability distribution originating from a random sample, aimed at facilitating inferences concerning the population.

Spread Out

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Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that, given a sufficiently large sample size, the sampling distribution of the mean for a variable will approximate a normal distribution, regardless of the variable's distribution in the population.

Sampling Distributions

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