I an Alternate Hypothesis Is a Statement About a Population

question 204

Multiple Choice

i. An alternate hypothesis is a statement about a population parameter that is accepted when the null hypothesis is rejected.
Ii) The level of significance is the risk we assume of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.
Iii) There is only one level of significance that is applied to all studies involving sampling.

• A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are all correct statements
• B) (i) is a correct statement but not (ii) or (iii).
• C) (i) and, (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (i) and, (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• E) All statements are false

Understand the impact of psychological theories on personal and societal levels.

Understand the principles of experimental design, including the identification of independent and dependent variables.

Explore the concepts of control and experimental groups in the context of psychological research.

Recognize different streams of psychology research and their applications.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.