Question

Dr. Kingston predicted that swearing can help reduce pain. In the study, each participant was asked to plunge a hand into icy water and keep it there as long as the pain would allow. In one condition, the participants repeatedly yelled their favorite curse words while their hands were in the water. In the other condition the participants repeated a neutral word. The table below presents the amount of time that participants kept their hand in the ice in each condition.

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Swear Words

Neutral Words

98

56

70

61

52

47

87

60

46

32

120

92

72

53

41

31



1. Calculate the mean for the Swear Words condition:_______________

Answer 1

the answer should be 586/8=73.25

Answer 2

Explanation:

First, we add them all up.

98+70+52+87+46+120+72+41 = 586

Now, we divide 586 by the number of things there are. 586 / 8 = 73.25.

The mean of the swear words condition is 73.25.