April Is Studying Lucid Dreaming, Specifically Examining Whether People Can

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Multiple Choice

April is studying lucid dreaming, specifically examining whether people can control their dreams while remaining asleep. Adam is examining whether lucid dreaming can be utilized to solve previously unsolvable problems, like preventing cancer. April is conducting _____ research, whereas Adam is conducting _____ research.

• A) pseudoscientific; scientific
• B) scientific; pseudoscientific
• C) applied; basic
• D) basic; applied

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Definitions:

α

The significance level in hypothesis testing, typically representing the probability of committing a Type I error.

Type II Error

The error that occurs when the null hypothesis is not rejected when it is actually false, also known as a "false negative".

Sample Size

The number of observations or units chosen from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Lowering Alpha

Reducing the alpha level, or the threshold of significance, to decrease the probability of committing a type I error in hypothesis testing.