Social Judgment Theory Holds That the

question 20

Multiple Choice

Social judgment theory holds that the

• A) less ego-involved speakers are with their preferred position; the less likely they are to be persuaded by another view.
• B) more ego-involved speakers are with their preferred position; the less likely they are to be persuaded by another view.
• C) latitude of acceptance includes positions on an issue that trigger neutral feelings.
• D) latitude of rejection includes positions in the center of the continuum.

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Definitions:

Type I Error

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

Alpha (α)

A pre-specified significance level in hypothesis testing, representing the probability of making a Type I error, or falsely rejecting the null hypothesis.

Hypothesis Test

A statistical method used to determine if there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds true for the entire population.

Reject

In statistical analysis, to refuse the null hypothesis based on the evidence provided by the test statistic.