An Administrator in Charge of Residential Life Services Recently Conducted

question 3

Multiple Choice

An administrator in charge of residential life services recently conducted a survey of undergraduate college students at a small university. A random sample of 300 students was selected from each class level (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior) . Each student was asked to complete and return a short questionnaire on the quality of campus residences. Some students returned the questionnaire; some did not. This is summarized in the table below. What percent of all students surveyed returned the questionnaire?

• A)50%
• B)52.5%
• C)47.5%
• D)None of the answer options is correct.

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Definitions:

Defensive Neurosis

A psychological condition in which a person uses defense mechanisms in an excessive and rigid manner to cope with stress or anxiety, potentially leading to dysfunctional behavior or relationships.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument, or in psychology, the opposition to the flow of electric current or another meaning involves unconscious defense mechanisms against awareness of harmful impulses.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Interpretation

The act of explaining the meaning of something; in psychology, it refers to the process of understanding or making sense of sensory information.