A Researcher Is Interested in the Social Behavior of Mice

question 8

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in the social behavior of mice. He hypothesizes that mice from Strain A will be more social than mice from Strain B, and Strain B will be significantly more social than mice from Strain C. Mice from each of the three different strains (20 mice in each strain) are raised in a laboratory. The mice are group housed with members of its own strain. All the mice receive the exact same amount of food, water, and light over the first 10 weeks of life. At 11 weeks of age, each mouse is placed in a cage with a novel mouse from his own strain. The mouse's investigatory behavior toward the other mouse is timed for 10 minutes.
Which statistical analysis is most appropriate for testing this researcher's hypothesis?

• A) One-way ANOVA
• B) Repeated-measures ANOVA
• C) Factorial ANOVA
• D) Independent samples t-test

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Definitions:

Clever Hans

Clever Hans was a horse that was claimed to be able to perform arithmetic and other intellectual tasks, later found to be responding to subtle cues from his handler.

Arithmetic

The branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers, including operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Cues

Signals or stimuli that cause a response or direct attention, used in various contexts including psychology, communication, and behavior analysis.

ESP

Extrasensory perception, a claimed ability to gain information through means other than the known human senses.