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cabate · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

If our research hypothesis is that people who take acetaminophen will experience a reduction in social pain, the statistical hypothesis is

a. The alternative hypothesis
b. The null hypothesis
c. A mathematical prediction of the effect of acetaminophen
d. Both a and b

Question 2

Which of the following is a theory-level hypothesis?

a. In people, social pain is processed by the brain similarly to physical pain
b. People experiencing a particular type of social pain will respond to pain relievers that reduce physical pain
c. People experiencing a particular type of social pain will not respond to pain relievers that reduce physical pain
d. People who are experiencing social pain in the lab may also have positive and negative events that occur outside the lab.