To Conduct a Test of Hypothesis with a Small Sample

question 34

Multiple Choice

To conduct a test of hypothesis with a small sample, we need to be able to make an assumption that:

• A) a larger computed value of t will be needed to reject the null hypothesis.
• B) the region of acceptance will be wider than for large samples.
• C) the confidence interval will be wider than for large samples.
• D) the population is normally distributed.

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Definitions:

Functionalism

A paradigm in psychology that focuses on how mental and behavioral processes enable an individual to adapt, survive, and flourish.

Wilhelm Wundt

Often recognized as the father of experimental psychology, he founded the first formal psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.

Titchener

Edward Titchener, a psychologist who founded structuralism, a theory focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.