1. In administering a "field sobriety" test to suspected drunks, officers may ask a person to walk in a straight line or close his eyes and touch his nose. Define the Type I and Type II errors in terms of this setting. Speculate on physiological variables (besides the drinking of alcoholic beverages) that might contribute to the chance of each type of error.
2. In the judicial system, the defense attorney argues for the null hypothesis that the defendant is innocent. In general, what would be the result if judges instructed juries to
a. never make a Type I error?
b. never make a Type II error?
c. compromise between Type I and Type II errors?