You See an Individual on the Bus Punch Someone Else

question 5

Multiple Choice

You see an individual on the bus punch someone else in the nose. You immediately conclude that the first person is very aggressive. You have just committed the

• A)fundamental attribution error
• B)self-serving bias
• C)recency bias
• D)communicator credibility error
• E)dissonance error

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Definitions:

Statistical Significance

Indicates that the observed results are unlikely to have occurred by chance, according to a predefined level of significance.

Type I Error

The statistical mistake of rejecting a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive."

Type II Error

The error that occurs when one fails to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a false negative.

Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, or the test's sensitivity to detecting an effect.