Steadiness of Performance Deteriorates, Precision of Performance Suffers, and the Capacity

question 7

Multiple Choice

Steadiness of performance deteriorates, precision of performance suffers, and the capacity to pick up peripheral visual cues decreases when

• A) People are intoxicated
• B) People are in states of high anxiety
• C) People are distracted
• D) People are still learning

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

A type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable where the data is symmetrically distributed, forming a bell-shaped curve.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by summing the values and then dividing by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are.

Normally Distributed

Describes a data distribution that follows a bell curve, where most observations cluster around the central peak and probabilities for values taper off equally on both sides.