A Traumatic Experience May Trigger a Lasting Phobia in a Child

question 103

Multiple Choice

A traumatic experience may trigger a lasting phobia in a child with a sensitive,high-strung temperament.The same experience,however,may have no long-term impact on a child with a more relaxed temperament.This best illustrates the role of ________ in the development of phobias.

• A) epigenetics
• B) resiliency
• C) genetic predispositions
• D) free-floating anxiety

---

Definitions:

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines whether a result is statistically significant; often denoted by alpha (α).

Partitioning

The process of allocating the total sum of squares and degrees of freedom to the various components.

Sum of Squares

A statistical technique used to describe the total variation or dispersion of a set of values around the mean; used in various analyses, including variance and regression.

Mean Square

The mean square is a statistical measure used in ANOVA and regression analysis, calculated as the sum of squared deviations from the mean divided by the degrees of freedom.