Six Second Grade Students Tried Tossing a Ball into a Basket

question 22

Multiple Choice

Six second grade students tried tossing a ball into a basket ten times each. Their teacher then suggested a different way of tossing the ball, and the six students tried again. The number of successful tosses, before and after the teacher's added instruction, are shown below. Find the signed rank of child A's difference. [Recall, differences of zero are not ranked.]

• A) +3
• B) +3.5
• C) +4
• D) +5

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Definitions:

Physiological Effects

The changes in the normal biological functioning of the body that result from disease, disorder, or external stimulation.

Two-factor Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that emotional experiences arise from a combination of a physiological response and a cognitive interpretation of that response.

Physiological Arousal

The body's physical response to stimuli, involving increased heart rate, respiration, and energy mobilization.

Cannon-Bard

A theory of emotion that proposes that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously and independently.