In a Study Cited in Your Textbook, Researchers at Haifa

question 207

Multiple Choice

In a study cited in your textbook, researchers at Haifa University examined the relationship between handwriting and deception. What did the researchers find?

• A)There was no association between deception and the physical characteristics of handwriting.
• B)Writers used larger strokes and applied more pressure when they were lying.
• C)Writers used smaller, lighter strokes when they were lying.
• D)Writers attempted to modify the style of their handwriting when they were lying.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A measure of the variability or dispersion of a sampling distribution, often used as an estimate of the accuracy of a sample mean.

Plus Four Method

A statistical method that adds four to the sample size and regards two successes and two failures in a binomial proportion confidence interval.

P-value

The probability of obtaining a test statistic at least as extreme as the one observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true; used to determine statistical significance.

Hypothesis

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.