In a Study on Roommate Preference,people Who Had to Choose

question 14

Multiple Choice

In a study on roommate preference,people who had to choose which of three hypothetical candidates would make the best roommate made the BEST decision when:

• A)they were allowed to deliberate over the pros and cons of each person.
• B)they were forced to make a snap decision immediately after hearing the description of the three people.
• C)they were given time to unconsciously deliberate on the potential roommates while they were actively engaged in an unrelated problem-solving task.
• D)the descriptions of the potential roommates were presented subliminally instead of consciously.

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Definitions:

F-ratio

The F-ratio is a statistic used to compare variances across groups, often in ANOVA, to test if the means of several groups are equal.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing that defines the boundary or cutoff for deciding whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that suggests there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the default position that there is no association between two measured phenomena.