Multiple Choice
What does a psychologist usually mean when she says a specific experimental result is 'significant'?
A) The result reflects a large difference between the mean scores of one participant group and the mean scores of another.
B) The result is important in a practical sense.
C) The result will allow psychologists to support one theory over alternative theories.
D) The result is unlikely to have occurred solely because of chance.
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