The 95% Confidence Interval for a Population Mean Is Calculated $\pm$

question 44

Multiple Choice

The 95% confidence interval for a population mean is calculated as follows:

• A) sample mean \(\pm\) (t critical) (estimated standard error)
• B) sample mean \(\pm\) (.95) (estimated standard error)
• C) population mean \(\pm\) (.95) (estimated standard error)
• D) population mean \(\pm\) (t critical) (estimated standard error)

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Definitions:

Flooding

A psychological treatment method where individuals are exposed to their fears or phobias in a controlled and safe environment, with the aim of extinguishing the fear response.

Paradoxical Intent

A therapeutic technique in which a person tries to bring about a feared outcome, often resulting in the reduction of the fear’s intensity.

Behavior Therapies

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through reinforcement and conditioning.

Humanistic

A psychological perspective emphasizing the study of the whole person and individual potential and growth.