Bill Conducts an Experiment in Which He Pairs the Word

question 45

Multiple Choice

Bill conducts an experiment in which he pairs the word psychologist with words such as nasty, evil, and corrupt.Later Bill asks his subjects to give their opinion of various professions by rating them on a scale from very positive to very negative.Of the following professions, will probably receive the lowest rating.

• A)mathematician
• B)accountant
• C)biologist
• D)social worker

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Definitions:

Posterior Probabilities

The probabilities that are computed after taking into account known or observed evidence, often used in Bayesian statistics.

Prior Probabilities

Prior probabilities are the initial estimations of the likelihood of an event, based on existing knowledge before any new evidence is taken into account.

Likelihood Probabilities

The probabilities that express the plausibility of different parameter values given a certain outcome.

Experimental Outcome

The result observed from conducting an experiment, which can be used to test hypotheses and theories.