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STATISTICAL REGRESSION can occur whenever subjects are assigned to conditions on the basis of extreme scores on a ______.
STATISTICAL REGRESSION can occur whenever subjects are assigned to conditions on the basis of extreme scores on a ______.
test
TESTING refers to effects on the dependent variable produced by a previous administration of the same test or another measuring ______.
TESTING refers to effects on the dependent variable produced by a previous administration of the same test or another measuring ______.
instrument
MATURATION refers to any internal (physical or psychological) changes in subjects that might have affected scores on the dependent ______.
MATURATION refers to any internal (physical or psychological) changes in subjects that might have affected scores on the dependent ______.
measure
INSTRUMENTATION occurs whenever the researcher does not assign subjects randomly to the different conditions of an ______.
INSTRUMENTATION occurs whenever the researcher does not assign subjects randomly to the different conditions of an ______.
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SUBJECT MORTALITY happens whenever some feature of the measuring instrument itself changes during the ______.
SUBJECT MORTALITY happens whenever some feature of the measuring instrument itself changes during the ______.
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Whenever the attrition rate in a particular treatment condition is high, it should be a red flag; something about the treatment could be making subjects ______ out.
Whenever the attrition rate in a particular treatment condition is high, it should be a red flag; something about the treatment could be making subjects ______ out.
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SELECTION INTERACTIONS: A selection threat can combine with another threat to form a selection ______.
SELECTION INTERACTIONS: A selection threat can combine with another threat to form a selection ______.
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A hypothesis meets the definition of a synthetic statement when it can be stated in the 'If…then' ______.
A hypothesis meets the definition of a synthetic statement when it can be stated in the 'If…then' ______.
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A hypothesis predicts the effects of specific antecedent conditions on some behavior that is to be ______.
A hypothesis predicts the effects of specific antecedent conditions on some behavior that is to be ______.
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Whenever the researcher does not assign subjects randomly to the different conditions of an ______.
Whenever the researcher does not assign subjects randomly to the different conditions of an ______.
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