When a large z value is found when we compare a single sample to a population, we may deduce that _____
a. chance is a likely explanation for the difference
b. something went wrong in our calculations
c. the independent variable probably had no effect
d. chance is not a likely explanation for the difference
D
You might also like to view...
Quisley's hypothesis is that listening to classical music improves intellectual performance. He randomly divides a mathematics class into two rooms. In room A, music by Mozart plays softly in the background during a lecture. In room B, the students listen to a lecture without background music. The independent variable is ____.?
a. ?whether music played during a lecture. b. ?mathematical performance. c. ?the level of mathematics taught. d. ?present only in the control group.
The main determinant of an adolescent's religiosity is:
A) the school they attend. B) their peer group. C) the quality of the family relationship. D) their teachers' religiosity.
__________ is NOT a common psychoanalytic technique
a. Interpretation b. Dream analysis c. Unbalancing d. Free association
Imagine that prior research has suggested that neurons from the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) project to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) to control eating behavior. To confirm this suggestion, the next step might be to inject a substance into the __________ and confirm its transport to the __________.
A. PVN; vagal neurons that control chewing B. PFC; vagal neurons that control chewing C. PFC; PVN D. PVN; PFC