This Is the First Exam You Have Ever Taken in Professor

question 174

Multiple Choice

This is the first exam you have ever taken in Professor Smith's class.You know nothing about her tests,and she has never done anything harmful to you or anyone else.Nonetheless,you are anxious about the test.Your anxiety in this situation is an example of:

• A)generalization.
• B)discrimination.
• C)backward conditioning.
• D)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Expected Frequency

The number of times an outcome is predicted to occur in an experiment or trial based on probability theory.

Normal Distribution

A distribution of probability that is even around the average, indicating that observations close to the mean are more common than those further away.

Chi-Square Distribution

A statistical distribution used for hypothesis testing that is derived from the sum of squared variables that follow a normal distribution.

Chi-Square Distribution

The chi-square distribution is a statistical distribution used in hypothesis testing that is applicable to variables measured on a nominal scale, primarily for goodness-of-fit and independence tests.