Psychologists typically consider a result to be significant if it would be expected to occur by chance _______________ times in 100 repetitions of the study.
A) 5 or fewer
B) 10 or fewer
C) 20 or fewer
D) 40 or fewer

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Psychologists typically use a significance level of .05 (or 5%) in hypothesis testing. This means that if the likelihood of obtaining the result by chance is less than 5%, then the result is considered significant. This translates to a result that would occur by chance 5 or fewer times in 100 repetitions of the study.

Psychologists Typically Consider a Result to Be Significant If It