A Newly Hired Basketball Coach Promised a High-Paced Attack That

question 52

Multiple Choice

A newly hired basketball coach promised a high-paced attack that will put more points on the board than the team's previously tepid offense historically managed.After a few months,the team owner looks at the data to test the coach's claim.He takes a sample of 36 of the team's games under the new coach and finds that they score an average of 101 points with a standard deviation of 6 points.Over the past 10 years,the team had averaged 99 points.What is the value of the appropriate test statistic to test the new coach's claim at the 1% significance level?

Understand the basic principles of classical and operant conditioning, including terms such as CS, CR, UCS, UCR, positive and negative reinforcement, and punishment.

Recognize the significance of cognitive processes in learning, as exemplified by insight, cognitive maps, and latent learning.

Explain the role of biology in learning, focusing on concepts like preparedness, instinctual drift, and learned taste aversions.

Differentiate between learning and performance through investigations like Bandura's "Bobo doll" experiment.

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Definitions:

Insect Flight Muscles

Specialized muscles in insects that provide the power for flight, capable of extremely fast contractions.

Collagen Fibers

Strong and flexible proteins that form the main component of connective tissue, giving support and structure to skin, bones, and other tissues.

Osteoblasts

Cells with the principal function to synthesize and secrete the collagen matrix and ground substance of bone tissue, initiating bone formation.

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

The system of vesicles in a muscle cell that surrounds the myofibrils and releases calcium in muscle contraction; a modified endoplasmic reticulum.