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Solution: Guilt in decision making. The effect of guilt
Chapter 10, Problem 30E(choose chapter or problem)
Guilt in decision making. The effect of guilt emotion on how a decision maker focuses on a problem was investigated in the Jan. 2007 issue of the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (see Exercise 3.44, p. 153). A total of 171 volunteer students participated in the experiment, where each was randomly assigned to one of three emotional states (guilt, anger, or neutral) through a reading/writing task. Immediately after the task, students were presented with a decision problem where the stated option had predominantly negative features (e.g., spending money on repairing a very old car). The results (number responding in each category) are summarized in the accompanying table. Is there sufficient evidence (at α = .10) to claim that the option choice depended on emotional state? Use the data saved to answer the question.
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QUESTION:
Guilt in decision making. The effect of guilt emotion on how a decision maker focuses on a problem was investigated in the Jan. 2007 issue of the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (see Exercise 3.44, p. 153). A total of 171 volunteer students participated in the experiment, where each was randomly assigned to one of three emotional states (guilt, anger, or neutral) through a reading/writing task. Immediately after the task, students were presented with a decision problem where the stated option had predominantly negative features (e.g., spending money on repairing a very old car). The results (number responding in each category) are summarized in the accompanying table. Is there sufficient evidence (at α = .10) to claim that the option choice depended on emotional state? Use the data saved to answer the question.
ANSWER:
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The test hypotheses are as follows:
Null hypothesis:
There is insufficient evidence that the option choice depended on the emotional state.
Alternative hypothesis:
There is sufficient evidence that the option choice depended on the emotional state.