The Approximate Probability of a Value Occurring That Is Greater

question 13

Multiple Choice

The approximate probability of a value occurring that is greater than one standard deviation from the mean is approximately (assuming a normal distribution)

• A) 68.26%
• B) 2.28%
• C) 34%
• D) 15.87%
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Passive Avoidance

A learning process where an individual learns to withhold a specific behavior to prevent an unpleasant outcome, often studied in the context of fear conditioning.

Active Avoidance

A type of learning in which an organism learns to prevent an aversive stimulus by making a particular response.

Acquisition Training

involves the repeated pairing of a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Extinction

The process in psychology where a conditioned response decreases or disappears when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.