Statisticians Will Often Describe How Extreme Performances,both Good and Bad,tend

question 202

Multiple Choice

Statisticians will often describe how extreme performances,both good and bad,tend to be followed by more average levels of performance.This ________ might be one explanation for why many psychotherapy patients improve regardless of the type of therapy received.

• A)placebo effect
• B)self-serving bias
• C)regression to the mean
• D)retrospective rewriting

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Definitions:

Altruistic Suicide

Durkheim’s term for suicide that occurs in high-solidarity settings, where norms tightly govern behavior. Altruism means devotion to the interests of others. Altruistic suicide is suicide in the group interest.

Cultural Constraints

Limitations and restrictions on behaviors, practices, and norms imposed by the values, beliefs, and rules of a society.

Rules

Established guidelines or instructions that prescribe the acceptable behavior or conduct within a specific context or system.

Latent Function

Unintended and often unrecognized consequences of social processes or structures.