Suppose you conduct an experiment and find that the probability of obtaining your results by chance alone was 3% .03). Your decision, if your research is like most psychological research, should be to
A) reject the null hypothesis.
B) accept the null hypothesis.
C) reject the alternative hypothesis.
D) use a different dependent variable.

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In most psychological research, if the probability of obtaining results by chance alone is less than 5% (p < .05), the null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis. A p-value of .03 meets this criterion.

Suppose You Conduct an Experiment and Find That the Probability