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strangeaffliction · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

One distinction between percentiles and standard scores is that percentiles

a) express a raw score in terms of how many scored below it, while standard scores express a raw store in terms of the mean and standard deviation.
b) always have a standard deviation of 10, while standard scores have a standard deviation based on the specific sample used.
c) have a mean and median of 0, while standard scores have a mean and median of 100.
d) express the raw score in terms of percent correct, while standard scores compare the raw score to the scores of a sample of examinees.

Question 2

A psychologist is treating a client who abuses his family after having a bad day at the office. According to Freudian theory, this client is displaying a

a) neurotic defense mechanism.
b) psychotic defense mechanism.
c) borderline defense mechanism.
d) obsessive defense mechanism.