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4. If statistical analyses show that the difference between condition means is l

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Question

4. If statistical analyses show that the difference between condition means is larger than would be expected on the basis of error variance alone, a researcher will

a. accept the null hypothesis

  b. reject the null hypothesis  

  c. fail to reject the null hypothesis   

d. reject the experimental hypothesis   

5. If statistical analyses show that the difference between condition means is no larger than would be expected on the basis of error variance alone, a researcher will  

a. accept the null hypothesis  

b. reject the null hypothesis

c. fail to reject the null hypothesis   

d. reject the experimental hypothesis   

6. Failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is false is  

a. confounding   

b. Type I error

c. Type II error   

d. alpha   

Explanation / Answer

4)

b. reject the null hypothesis  

5)

c. fail to reject the null hypothesis

6)

c. Type II error