A Child Psychologist Conducts a Study to Test Whether Infants

question 65

Multiple Choice

A child psychologist conducts a study to test whether infants born prematurely begin to walk earlier than do infants in general.Which of the following scenarios represents a Type I error?

• A)The psychologist concludes that premature infants do walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do not.
• B)The psychologist concludes that premature infants do walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do.
• C)The psychologist concludes that premature infants do not walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do.
• D)The psychologist concludes that premature infants do not walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do not.

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