Professor Jones and Professor Smith Are Having a Discussion on Whether

question 152

Multiple Choice

Professor Jones and Professor Smith are having a discussion on whether or not apes are capable of language. Professor Jones argues that they do not, while Smith says that they do. To make the strongest argument, Smith would probably refer to the research on

• A) bilingualism.
• B) relativity.
• C) displacement.
• D) semantics (conveys meaning).
• E) generativity.

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Definitions:

Acceptance Region

In hypothesis testing, this is the range of values for which the null hypothesis is not rejected.

Not Statistically Significant

A term indicating that the observed difference or relationship in data could have occurred by chance and does not provide strong evidence against the null hypothesis.

Test Statistic

A numerical value derived from sample data that measures the degree of conformity with a null hypothesis in statistical hypothesis testing.

Type I Error

The error of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, commonly referred to as a "false positive".