In an Experiment, If the Obtained Results Would Occur by Chance

question 429

Multiple Choice

In an experiment, if the obtained results would occur by chance in less than five experiments out of 100, the results

• A)were randomly assigned.
• B)cannot be replicated.
• C)were statistically significant.
• D)were part of a meta-analysis.

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Definitions:

Drive Reduction Theory

A psychological theory that posits that motivation is rooted in the biological need to reduce internal drives, such as hunger or thirst, returning the organism to a state of homeostasis.

Circumplex Model

A model that describes human emotions as existing along two main dimensions: valence (positive to negative) and arousal (high to low).

Valence

In psychology, valence refers to the intrinsic attractiveness(good-ness) or averseness(bad-ness) of an event, object, or situation.

Arousal Level

Arousal level refers to the state of being awake and reactive to stimuli, involving physiological and psychological mechanisms that can vary from low to high intensity.