Here Are Some Scores from a Recent Mathematics Exam: 95

question 125

Multiple Choice

Here are some scores from a recent Mathematics exam: 95.5,65.9,93.2,80.6,56.8,50,86.4,54.5,40.9,77.3,79.5,10,65.9,70.5,15,77.3,81.8,12,50,79.5,60.2.Which is a better summary of the scores,the mean or the median? Explain.

• A)Mean,the data is so skewed to the left
• B)Median,the data is so skewed to the left
• C)Either,the data is symmetric
• D)Median,the data is so skewed to the right
• E)Mean,the data is so skewed to the right

Recognize the role of social comparison in self-evaluation.

Apply Festinger's social comparison theory to understand self-knowledge.

Identify different persuasion techniques and their psychological underpinnings.

Distinguish between central and peripheral routes to persuasion as outlined by the elaboration likelihood model.

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