When the probability that chance is responsible for the results is higher than alpha, the researcher should _____ the null hypothesis
a. accept c. reject
b. fail to reject d. decline
B
When the probability that the experimental results are due to chance exceeds alpha, the researcher should conclude that chance is responsible for the results. This would require that the null hypothesis (which states that only chance is responsible and the independent variable did not have an effect) not be rejected.
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A. encoding B. storage C. retrieval D. evaluation
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