Mikkah Is 8 Years Old and Experiences Nocturnal Enuresis

question 39

Multiple Choice

Mikkah is 8 years old and experiences nocturnal enuresis. His parents have decided against any type of treatment, feeling that he will "outgrow it." His parents should know that

• A) treatment in middle childhood has immediate positive psychological consequences.
• B) enuresis is not something that can be outgrown.
• C) doing nothing is, in fact, the most effective treatment for enuresis.
• D) without medical intervention, he runs a high risk of having this problem reoccur throughout his life.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement suggesting that there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, any observed effect being due to sampling or experimental error.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, commonly referred to as a "false positive."

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive," occurring when a statistical test falsely indicates the presence of an effect.