Miller and Maner (2010) Had Male College Students Smell T-Shirts

question 18

Multiple Choice

Miller and Maner (2010) had male college students smell T-shirts worn by women as they slept. Some of the T-shirts had been worn by the women on the nights closest to ovulation, some on the nights farthest from ovulation, and some had never been worn. The men were asked to rate the pleasantness of the odors of the T-shirts. The results showed that there were:

• A) no differences in pleasantness ratings across the different T-shirt conditions.
• B) differences in pleasantness ratings, with the highest ratings for the T-shirts of the ovulating women.
• C) differences in pleasantness ratings, with the highest ratings for the T-shirts of the females who were not ovulating.
• D) differences in pleasantness ratings, with the lowest ratings for the unworn T-shirts.

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average value of a given property within a specific population, serving as a central measure of the data set.

Bonferroni Adjustment

A statistical correction method used to reduce the chances of obtaining false-positive results (Type I error) when performing multiple comparisons.

Type I Error Rate

The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis, essentially a false positive in statistical hypothesis testing.

Population Means

The average value of a particular characteristic within a defined population.