According to the Discussion of the History of Research on Mental

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to the discussion of the history of research on mental imagery,

• A) the early behaviorists rejected research about mental imagery, but they began to conduct imagery research during the early 1950s.
• B) the topic of mental imagery has consistently been more popular in the United States than in Europe.
• C) the popularity of mental imagery increased as cognitive psychology became more influential.
• D) surprisingly, theorists and researchers did not mention mental imagery until about 1930.

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Definitions:

P-value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the test, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis which proposes no significant difference or effect, used as a default assumption until evidence suggests otherwise.

Alpha Level

The probability threshold that determines the critical value for rejecting the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing, commonly set at 0.05 or 5%.

Rejection Region

In hypothesis testing, the range of values for which the null hypothesis is considered unlikely and thus rejected.