Participants Listen to a Series of Sentences Played Against a Background

question 14

Multiple Choice

Participants listen to a series of sentences played against a background of noise. Some of the sentences are identical to sentences heard earlier (without the noise) , but other sentences heard in the noise are new. In this setting, participants will perceive

• A) the unfamiliar sentences heard as louder than the familiar sentences.
• B) the unfamiliar sentences as being clearer than the familiar sentences.
• C) the noise as being less loud when it accompanies the familiar sentences.
• D) no difference between the unfamiliar and the familiar sentences.

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Definitions:

Multiple Comparison Method

A statistical technique used to evaluate differences among multiple groups or conditions to determine if at least one of them significantly differs from the others.

Tukey Multiple Comparison Method

A statistical technique used to find the differences among group means in a situation where there are more than two groups.

Pairwise Means

The average values obtained from every possible pair of groups or treatments in a study, often used in post-hoc analysis following ANOVA.

Population Means

The average value of a particular characteristic in a population.