A 95% Confidence Interval for the Mean

question 13

Multiple Choice

A 95% confidence interval for the mean:

• A)defines the range of scores in which there is a .95 probability the population mean will fall
• B)is computed using the standard error of the mean
• C)is unaffected by the "confidence level" you choose
• D)both a and b

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors by watching the actions of others and the outcomes of those actions.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique used in behavioral therapy to gradually reduce phobia, anxiety, or fear by exposing the individual to the feared object or context in a controlled manner.

Causal Attribution

Explanation for why an event occurred.