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What type of control condition involves providing participants with an inactive substance to compare against the treatment?
What type of control condition involves providing participants with an inactive substance to compare against the treatment?
- No-treatment control (correct)
- Waitlist control
- Control treatment
- Active/standard control
In a within-subject design, which of the following describes the phenomenon of participants performing worse in later conditions due to tiredness?
In a within-subject design, which of the following describes the phenomenon of participants performing worse in later conditions due to tiredness?
- Practice effects
- Fatigue effects (correct)
- Context effects
- Condition D effects
What is a strategy to counteract carryover effects in between-subject designs?
What is a strategy to counteract carryover effects in between-subject designs?
- Counterbalancing order (correct)
- Random assignment
- Sequential assignment
- Statistical analysis
In a study comparing the effectiveness of two training programs for running a marathon, which type of design would be better for ensuring each participant experiences both training programs?
In a study comparing the effectiveness of two training programs for running a marathon, which type of design would be better for ensuring each participant experiences both training programs?
What type of design would be more appropriate for a study examining if smiling people are perceived as more intelligent than non-smiling individuals using photographs?
What type of design would be more appropriate for a study examining if smiling people are perceived as more intelligent than non-smiling individuals using photographs?
What type of design would be preferable for a field experiment investigating the effect of neat vs. casual dressing on social interactions?
What type of design would be preferable for a field experiment investigating the effect of neat vs. casual dressing on social interactions?
What are extraneous variables?
What are extraneous variables?
How do confounding variables affect an experiment?
How do confounding variables affect an experiment?
Which type of validity is concerned with the extent to which the independent variable truly influences the dependent variable?
Which type of validity is concerned with the extent to which the independent variable truly influences the dependent variable?
What is meant by the term 'treatment condition' in experimental studies?
What is meant by the term 'treatment condition' in experimental studies?
In an experiment, why is it important to systematically change the level of the independent variable across conditions?
In an experiment, why is it important to systematically change the level of the independent variable across conditions?
What is the role of construct validity in experimental research?
What is the role of construct validity in experimental research?
What is the primary goal of experimental research?
What is the primary goal of experimental research?
What should researchers do to ensure clear instructions and effective deception in experimental research?
What should researchers do to ensure clear instructions and effective deception in experimental research?
Which type of validity focuses on whether the way an experiment was conducted supports the conclusion that the independent variable caused observed differences in the dependent variable?
Which type of validity focuses on whether the way an experiment was conducted supports the conclusion that the independent variable caused observed differences in the dependent variable?
What is a mandatory feature of an experiment?
What is a mandatory feature of an experiment?
What is the purpose of maintaining a 'lab notebook' and an 'experimenter notebook' in experimental research?
What is the purpose of maintaining a 'lab notebook' and an 'experimenter notebook' in experimental research?
Which of the following topics cannot be studied using an experimental research design?
Which of the following topics cannot be studied using an experimental research design?
Which term refers to the quality of the experiment's manipulations in experimental research?
Which term refers to the quality of the experiment's manipulations in experimental research?
What is the role of the researcher in an experiment?
What is the role of the researcher in an experiment?
In the context of experimental research, what does 'blinding' refer to?
In the context of experimental research, what does 'blinding' refer to?
What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?
What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?
What is standardization in the context of experimental research?
What is standardization in the context of experimental research?
Why is it important for researchers to practice random assignment in experimental studies?
Why is it important for researchers to practice random assignment in experimental studies?
What is a key feature of an experiment?
What is a key feature of an experiment?
What is the purpose of randomization in an experiment?
What is the purpose of randomization in an experiment?
What can lead to unequal sample sizes in an experiment?
What can lead to unequal sample sizes in an experiment?
What can reduce noise due to experimenter effects?
What can reduce noise due to experimenter effects?
What is an example of a tool used for randomization?
What is an example of a tool used for randomization?
What is an example of a type of experiment?
What is an example of a type of experiment?
