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Question 29

A cognitive psychologist is investigating whether a new mnemonic technique improves recall scores. To be extremely cautious about falsely claiming a positive effect, they decide to use a significance level of p≤0.01 p \le 0.01\,p≤0.01 instead of the standard p≤0.05p \le 0.05p≤0.05.

What is the effect of choosing this more stringent significance level on the probability of committing Type I and Type II errors?

The probability of making a Type I error increases, while the probability of making a Type II error decreases.

The probability of making a Type I error decreases, while the probability of making a Type II error increases.

The probability of making both a Type I error and a Type II error increases.

The probability of making both a Type I error and a Type II error decreases.

Data recording, analysis and presentation Questions

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