The 34th Percentile of a Distribution Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

The 34th percentile of a distribution is

• A) the number with 34% of the data below it.
• B) the number with 34% of the data above it.
• C) the number that is 34% of the average.
• D) 34% of the sample size.

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Definitions:

Internal-Reinforcement Schedule

A strategy of self-management where individuals control their own rewards or punishments to modify behavior.

External-Reinforcement Schedule

This involves the regulation of behavior based on rewards or punishments administered from an outside source, used in various behavioral conditioning frameworks.

Positive Punishment

Adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique involving the removal of a desirable stimulus to decrease the probability of an undesirable behavior being repeated.