A Psychologist Conducts an Experiment and Reports That P

question 90

Multiple Choice

A psychologist conducts an experiment and reports that p < .05. What is the relationship between the value of p and the statistical significance of the results?

• A) The results are significant if the value of p is very low.
• B) The value of p has no relationship to the significance of the results.
• C) The closer p is to .05, the more significant the results.
• D) The higher the value of p, the more significant the results.

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Definitions:

Homeostasis

The capacity of an organism or environment to sustain equilibrium in reaction to alterations.

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in activities for their own sake because they are interesting and satisfying in and of themselves, not for some separable consequence.

Extrinsic Motivation

The drive to perform actions due to external rewards or pressures rather than for intrinsic satisfaction.

Sensation-Seeking

A trait describing the tendency to seek out novel, varied, complex, and intense sensations and experiences, and the willingness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for such experiences.