People Can Often Decide Whether Something Is a "Vehicle" Even

question 34

Multiple Choice

People can often decide whether something is a "vehicle" even though they cannot clearly define the category "vehicles". The fact that they do so tends to support the concept of

• A) semantic priming.
• B) the availability heuristic.
• C) prototypes.
• D) the word-superiority effect.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis used in statistics that suggests there is no significant difference or effect, typically to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that proposes a difference or relationship exists between two variables, contrasting the null hypothesis.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that represents a characteristic of a population.

Type I Error

The flawed dismissal of an actual null hypothesis, popularly identified as a "false positive."