In the Kaufman and Rock (1972) Moon Illusion Example in the Text

question 13

Multiple Choice

In the Kaufman and Rock (1972) moon illusion example in the text, they hypothesized that there would be no moon illusion in their experiment. Experiments of this type pose problems for researchers because

• A) you cannot logically prove the null hypothesis to be true.
• B) the null hypothesis is obviously true.
• C) rejecting the null hypothesis would mean that Kaufman and Rock were wrong.
• D) the null hypothesis is obviously false.

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Semantic Differentials

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Group Cohesion Scale

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