The hypothesis that we are attempting to reject is the
a. Null hypothesis
b. Alternative hypothesis
c. Research hypothesis
d. Theory-level hypothesis
Question 2If our research hypothesis is that people who take acetaminophen will experience a reduction in social pain, the statistical hypothesis is
a. The alternative hypothesis
b. The null hypothesis
c. A mathematical prediction of the effect of acetaminophen
d. Both a and b
Question 3Which of the following is a theory-level hypothesis?
a. In people, social pain is processed by the brain similarly to physical pain
b. People experiencing a particular type of social pain will respond to pain relievers that reduce physical pain
c. People experiencing a particular type of social pain will not respond to pain relievers that reduce physical pain
d. People who are experiencing social pain in the lab may also have positive and negative events that occur outside the lab.
Question 4The larger the sampling size for a sampling distribution
a. The more skewed the data
b. The more the shape approaches the normal distribution
c. The less easy it is to calculate the standard error
d. The higher the variability
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