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Question 22

Scenario: Mindfulness and Cognitive Performance

Researchers investigated the effects of a brief 10-minute meditation session compared to a quiet rest control session on cognitive performance and physiological stress.

They found no significant difference in salivary cortisol level reductions (p>0.05p > 0.05p>0.05), but they found a highly significant difference in word-recall test scores (p≤0.01p \le 0.01p≤0.01).

Explain why the researchers did not think that they had made a Type 1 error in relation to the difference in word-recall test scores.

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Inferential testing (A-level only) Questions

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