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A Professor Is Interested in the Overall Pattern of the Scores

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A professor is interested in the overall pattern of the scores from an exam he recently gave. Which of the following would be most useful to him?


Definitions:

Incentive

A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something, often seen as a reward or punishment scheme in behavioral psychology.

Drive

An inner motivation or urge that propels an individual to act or achieve certain goals.

Optimal Stimulation

A psychological theory proposing that individuals seek an optimal level of arousal, with too little leading to boredom and too much resulting in stress.

Arousal Theory

The theory that optimal performance and psychological arousal are related in a way that differs as a function of the individual and the task.

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