If the researcher made a Type 1 error, which of the following best describes what the researcher found and what they should have found had they not made the error?   a) The researcher found that the new stress task increases stress hormones but they should have found that the stress task does not lead to an increase in stress hormones.   OR   b)The researcher found that the new stress task does not lead to an increase in stress hormones but they should have found that the stress task does increase stress hormones.

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If the researcher made a Type 1 error, which of the following best describes what the researcher found and what they should have found had they not made the error?

 
a) The researcher found that the new stress task increases stress hormones but they should have found that the stress task does not lead to an increase in stress hormones.
 
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b)The researcher found that the new stress task does not lead to an increase in stress hormones but they should have found that the stress task does increase stress hormones.
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Type I error (α):

Type I error is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

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