The Ancient Hindus Had Suspects Chew Rice as Part of a Test

question 28

Multiple Choice

The ancient Hindus had suspects chew rice as part of a test of their innocence.For the Hindus, what indicated innocence in this test?

• A)The innocent person was able to chew the rice and then spit it out.
• B)The innocent person was able to chew the rice but wouldn't be able to spit it out because of the activation of the sympathetic nervous system.
• C)The innocent person was expected to refuse to do the task.
• D)The innocent person was able to chew the rice but wouldn't be able to spit it out because of the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system.

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Definitions:

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Null Hypothesis

A type of hypothesis used in statistics that suggests there is no significant difference or effect in a particular condition, serving as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.

P < .05

A statistical threshold indicating that the probability of observing the obtained result, or more extreme, if the null hypothesis is true, is less than 5%.

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups or test a single mean against a known value.