In an Experiment Designed to Investigate Memory Processes, One Group

question 320

Multiple Choice

In an experiment designed to investigate memory processes, one group of participants was given special instructions and asked to create mental pictures of each item on a list of items to be remembered.Another group of participants was given the same list but received no special instructions about how to remember the items.In this study, the experimental group is:

• A)the participants who received the special instructions
• B)the participants who received no special instructions
• C)the participants who remembered the fewest items
• D)all the participants in the study

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Definitions:

p < .05

Refers to a statistical threshold indicating that the likelihood of the observed data occurring by chance is less than 5%, commonly used to infer significance in research findings.

Statistically Significant

A determination that a result from data analysis is not likely to have occurred by chance, suggesting a real effect or difference in the population sampled.

Investigator

A person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation to discover and examine facts to establish the truth.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the numbers by the count of the numbers.