The Mean Can Take on Any Value and the Standard

question 13

Multiple Choice

The mean can take on any value and the standard deviation can take on any positive value.Therefore,

• A) scores above the mean are distributed the same as scores below the mean.
• B) extreme scores are possible in a normal distribution.
• C) there are an infinite number of possible normal distributions.
• D) this characteristic has no practical implication.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.

Fleeting

Something that happens for a very short time; brief or transient.

Encoded

The process by which information is transformed into a format that can be stored and used in memory.

Explicit Memory

Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and “declare.” (Also called declarative memory.)