The Tendency to Take Increasingly Higher Doses of Barbiturates in Order

question 105

Multiple Choice

The tendency to take increasingly higher doses of barbiturates in order to get to sleep is due to __________.

• A)a kindling effect
• B)a tendency to be even sleepier than before
• C)a tolerance effect
• D)a combination of hallucinations and nausea

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Definitions:

P-value

A statistical measure that helps scientists and researchers determine the significance of their results, representing the probability of observing the collected data, or something more extreme, if the null hypothesis were true.

Z-test Approximation

A statistical method that uses the Z-distribution to approximate the significance of observed differences, typically used when sample sizes are large and the standard deviation is known.

Wilcoxon Test Statistic

A non-parametric test statistic used to compare two paired samples to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no statistical significance or effect exists in a set of observations.