A Type II Error Is a Decision to

question 34

Multiple Choice

A Type II error is a decision to

• A) reject the null hypothesis when it is false.
• B) reject the null hypothesis when it is true.
• C) not reject the null hypothesis when it is true.
• D) not reject the null hypothesis when it is false.

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Definitions:

Absolute Thresholds

Absolute thresholds refer to the minimum intensity of a stimulus that is required for a person to detect its presence 50% of the time.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensitivity to stimuli decreases over time as an organism adapts to current conditions.

Perceptual Preferences

Individual differences in the ways people prefer to take in, process, and interpret sensory information from the world around them.

Sensory Systems

The parts of the nervous system that detect changes in the environment and transmit this information to the brain.