"First-born children scored significantly higher on the need-achievement scale than those born later." This statement is a
a. directional hypothesis.
c. hypothesis that cannot be tested.
b. nondirectional hypothesis.
d. finding of a research study.
D
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Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA-2004)? What will be an ideal response?
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a. gender b. type of motivation c. college students d. rate of learning task e. freshman psychology students
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a. Promotion, graduation, honors, eligibility b. Clarify learning goals, pinpoint strengths and weaknesses, motivate c. Inform students and parents about achievement d. Help students and parents determine educational and vocational goals
What is a Type II error?
A) wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis B) wrongly accepting the null hypothesis C) wrongly rejecting the research hypothesis D) wrongly accepting the research hypothesis