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Question 26

A clinical psychologist investigated the self-talk patterns of clients undergoing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). For one week, a group of 8 clients recorded the number of positive and negative self-statements they made each day. The mean scores for each category were calculated.

Table 1: Daily positive and negative self-statements recorded by CBT clients

ParticipantDaily Positive Self-StatementsDaily Negative Self-Statements
Participant A512
Participant B62
Participant C415
Participant D51
Participant E69
Participant F518
Participant G70
Participant H411
Mean5.258.5

State how the standard deviation for positive self-statements would differ from the standard deviation for negative self-statements.

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