"In the General Population, Older Individuals Have Lower Memory Scores

question 22

Multiple Choice

"In the general population, older individuals have lower memory scores than younger individuals." is a ______ hypothesis.

• A) null
• B) two-tailed
• C) one-tailed
• D) untestable

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