A Confidence Interval for a Population Mean

question 13

Multiple Choice

A confidence interval for a population mean

• A) estimates the population range
• B) estimates a likely interval for a population mean
• C) estimates a likelihood or probability
• D) estimates the population standard deviation

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses and anxiety by gradually exposing the individual to the feared object or situation in a controlled way.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique that involves pairing a positive stimulus with a fear-evoking stimulus to reduce the fearful response.

Second-order Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to learning without the original unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.