Module 3 Quiz :Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods (Foundations of Positive Psychology Specialization) Answers 2026

Question 1

Characteristics of descriptive statistics

❌ Describe problems and concerns of the sample group
✅ Describe the observed data
❌ Describe the impact of treatments on the global population

Explanation:
Descriptive statistics summarize and describe what the data look like, not causes or generalizations.

Question 2

Most commonly reported measure of central tendency

✅ Mean
❌ Standard deviation
❌ Mode
❌ Median

Explanation:
The mean is most frequently reported, especially in normally distributed data.

Question 3

Measure of spread

❌ Median
❌ Mean
✅ Standard Deviation
❌ T-Test

Explanation:
Standard deviation describes how spread out the data are.

Question 4

What is an effect size?

❌ Number of subjects
❌ Likelihood due to chance
✅ Magnitude or size of the relationship or difference
❌ Likelihood of replication

Explanation:
Effect size tells how large or meaningful a difference or relationship is.

Question 5

What does the p-value tell you?

❌ Magnitude of the relationship
✅ Whether the relationship or difference is likely due to chance
❌ Likelihood of replication
❌ Number of subjects

Explanation:
The p-value estimates the probability that the observed result occurred by chance.

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