You Are Interested in Whether Chewing Nicotine Gum Reduces Smoking

question 25

Essay

You are interested in whether chewing nicotine gum reduces smoking. You record the number of cigarettes smoked daily by 15 subjects under normal conditions. One week later, you have them chew nicotine gum for two weeks and record the number of cigarettes smoked daily during the two weeks. The data turns out to be very skewed. What inference test would you use? Explain.

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Cognitive Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving.

Sociocultural Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes social and cultural influences on behavior.

Learning Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes how the environment and experience affect a person’s or animal’s actions; it includes behaviorism and social-cognitive learning theories.

Biological Perspective

An approach in psychology focusing on the physical and biological bases of behavior, including genetic, hormonal, and neurobiological factors.