In Testing the Difference Between Two Population Means Using Two

question 131

Multiple Choice

In testing the difference between two population means using two independent samples, the sampling distribution of the sample mean difference is normal if:

• A) the sample sizes are both greater than 30
• B) the populations are normal
• C) the populations are non-normal and the sample sizes are large
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

Understand the concept of determinism as it applies to behaviorism.

Identify the experimental methods used by behaviorists to study learning and behavior.

Understand the influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on the study of animal learning and intelligence.

Explain the principles of classical conditioning as researched by pioneers like Ivan Pavlov.

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Definitions:

Population Proportions

The ratio of a particular group within a population to the entire population.

Worker Safety

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OSHA

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Two-tail Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is greater or less than a range of values.