For Blocking to Occur

question 92

Multiple Choice

For blocking to occur,

• A) one CS must be more intense than another.
• B) the CSs must be of relatively equal intensity.
• C) the US must be expected.
• D) the US must be unexpected.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis in statistical inference that implies no effect or no difference, and it serves as the default or starting assumption for hypothesis testing.

Type I Error

Erroneously rejecting a valid null hypothesis, which is also known as a "false positive."

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no statistical significance between the two variables being studied.

Rejecting

In statistical hypothesis testing, it refers to the act of dismissing the null hypothesis based on the level of significance and the test statistic.