Q1) A bio psychologist studies function of the brain chemical serotonin in aggression. One sample of rats serves as control group and receives a placebo. Second sample of rats gets a drug that lowers brain levels of serotonin. Then researcher tests animals by recording number of aggressive responses each of rats display. Data are presented below.
Low Serotonin
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Control
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n = 4
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n = 8
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M = 22
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M = 14
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SS = 76
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SS = 164
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i) Does drug have significant effect on aggression? Use an alpha level of .05, two tails.
a) Yes
b) No