A Type 1 error occurs when

a. the null hypothesis is rejected when it is actually false.
b. the null hypothesis is accepted when it is actually true.
c. the null hypothesis is accepted when it is actually false.
d. the null hypothesis is rejected when it is actually true.


d

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a. Biological children are more variable than adopted children b. Adopted children are more variable than biological children. c. Rearing patterns control most of children's personality development. d. Much of the reported parent–child similarity is due to genetics.

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a. the frustration-aggression hypothesis b. the hostile expectation bias c. relational aggression theory d. displacement

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Neurotransmitters that open ion channels do so by docking on ______.

A. a chemical receptor B. an electrical receptor C. an ion channel D. a vesicle

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What was true of the British empiricists?

a. ?They attempted to explain the functioning of the mind according to Newton’s principles. b. ?They rectified the existence of divine intervention with sensory experience. c. ?They believed that sensory experience distorted the truth. d. ?They denied the existence of mental events.

Psychology