(See Solution) A biopsychologist studies the role of the brain chemical serotonin in aggression. One sample of rats serves as a control group and receives a
Question: A biopsychologist studies the role of the brain chemical serotonin in aggression. One sample of rats serves as a control group and receives a placebo. A second sample of rats receive a drug that lowers brain levels of serotonin. Then the researcher tests the animals by recording the number of aggressive responses each of the rats display. The data are presented below.
Does the drug have a significant effect on aggression?
| Low Serotonin | Control | ||
| n = 6 | n = 8 | ||
| M = 22 | M = 14 | ||
| SS = 108 | SS = 180 |
State the hypothesis
State the alpha level and reason for selecting it
Indicate which statistic you have selected
Indicate which distribution will be used, displaying d.f. and critical values
State the rejection rule
Perform the calculations
State your decision in terms of the hypothesis
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