As researchers, we usually set alpha at .05 because

What will be an ideal response?


this sets our Type I error rate at 5%

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Megan lives in California. Nearly every day, the local news is dominated by reports of wildfires. Megan is most likely to _______.

A. overestimate her risk of being affected by a fire due to the availability heuristic B. overestimate her risk of being affected by a fire due to the representativeness heuristic C. underestimate her risk of being affected by a fire due to the availability heuristic D. underestimate her risk of being affected by a fire due to the representativeness heuristic

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Roger prays to God to let him live so he can become a missionary like he planned to become years ago. Roger is exhibiting which reaction to impending death?

a. anger b. denial and isolation c. bargaining d. depression

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