In hypothesis testing, the p value is a probability measure of how well the data fit with the null hypothesis. When p is very high, the sample is close to what you would expect if the null hypothesis were true. When p is very low, the sample is very different from what you would expect were the null hypothesis true.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a normal distribution?

a. Most scores fall near the mean b. The normal distribution forms a bell curve when graphed c. The curve is symbolic, meaning that the tail touches the y-axis at plus 3 standard deviation d. The mean, median, and mode all fall at the center of the distribution

The scent of a flower sniffed through the right nostril in a "split-brain" person would be expected to

A) generate a sensory message in the left hemisphere of the brain. B) generate a sensory message in both hemispheres of the brain. C) lead that person to report the smell of a flower. D) allow that person to use his or her left hand to choose a hidden plastic flower. E) rapidly induce nausea.