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What is the purpose of using an experimental design in research studies?
What is the purpose of using an experimental design in research studies?
- To eliminate the need for a control group
- To avoid studying cause-and-effect relationships
- To only focus on one variable at a time
- To consider many possible factors that might cause or influence a phenomenon (correct)
In research, which variable is directly manipulated by the researcher?
In research, which variable is directly manipulated by the researcher?
- Control variable
- Independent variable (correct)
- Dependent variable
- Cause-and-Effect variable
What is the function of a control group in an experiment?
What is the function of a control group in an experiment?
- To be influenced by the dependent variable
- To receive the most intense intervention
- To always perform better than the experimental group
- To have no effect on the dependent variable (correct)
Which term refers to a characteristic in research that can have two or more values?
Which term refers to a characteristic in research that can have two or more values?
What is the relationship between the cause-and-effect variables in research?
What is the relationship between the cause-and-effect variables in research?
Which group in an experiment is equivalent to having no intervention?
Which group in an experiment is equivalent to having no intervention?
What does the dependent variable depend on in an experiment?
What does the dependent variable depend on in an experiment?
In an experimental study, what is the role of the control group?
In an experimental study, what is the role of the control group?
Which type of variable is directly manipulated by the researcher in an experimental design?
Which type of variable is directly manipulated by the researcher in an experimental design?
What defines the relationship between the cause-and-effect variables in research?
What defines the relationship between the cause-and-effect variables in research?
Which group in an experiment participates in an intervention or treatment?
Which group in an experiment participates in an intervention or treatment?
What is the primary function of the dependent variable in an experimental study?
What is the primary function of the dependent variable in an experimental study?
Which type of group in an experiment can be seen as equivalent to having no intervention at all?
Which type of group in an experiment can be seen as equivalent to having no intervention at all?
What characteristic defines a variable in research as having two or more values?
What characteristic defines a variable in research as having two or more values?
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