Unlike Psychology, Superstitions Change Little Over Time Because Their Followers

question 548

Multiple Choice

Unlike psychology, superstitions change little over time because their followers succumb to

• A)introspection and experiential processing.
• B)the observer effect and observer bias.
• C)uncritical acceptance and the confirmation bias.
• D)falsification and the anthropomorphic error.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test that is used to determine the probability of observing the sampled data under the null hypothesis.

Population Variances

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points in a population; it quantifies how much the data points deviate from the mean of the population.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Hypotheses

Propositions or assertions made for the sake of argument that can be tested with scientific methods to be supported or refuted.