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What is the primary concern when evaluating the internal validity of an experiment?
What is the primary concern when evaluating the internal validity of an experiment?
- The maximization of hypothesized systematic variance
- The control of potential confounding variables (correct)
- The ability to generalize findings to other populations
- The minimization of measurement errors
Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-designed experiment?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-designed experiment?
- Maximizing non-systematic variance
- Eliminating extraneous systematic variance (correct)
- Using a pre-experimental design
- Minimizing the sample size
What is the primary purpose of randomization in an experiment?
What is the primary purpose of randomization in an experiment?
- To increase the sample size
- To balance extraneous variables between groups (correct)
- To minimize measurement errors
- To maximize the effect of the independent variable
What type of validity is concerned with the ability to generalize findings to other populations and contexts?
What type of validity is concerned with the ability to generalize findings to other populations and contexts?
What is the primary limitation of pre-experimental designs?
What is the primary limitation of pre-experimental designs?
What is the primary strength of a well-designed experiment in terms of establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
What is the primary strength of a well-designed experiment in terms of establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
What is the primary concern in eliminating or minimizing other possible explanations of the effect in experimental research?
What is the primary concern in eliminating or minimizing other possible explanations of the effect in experimental research?
What is the primary limitation of pre-experimental research designs in establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
What is the primary limitation of pre-experimental research designs in establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
In a true experiment, what is the purpose of randomizing participants to treatments?
In a true experiment, what is the purpose of randomizing participants to treatments?
What is a key limitation of pre-experimental designs in establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
What is a key limitation of pre-experimental designs in establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
In experimental research, what is the purpose of randomization?
In experimental research, what is the purpose of randomization?
In experimental research, what is the primary strength of using a control group?
In experimental research, what is the primary strength of using a control group?
Which type of reliability is concerned with the consistency of measurement results over time?
Which type of reliability is concerned with the consistency of measurement results over time?
What is the primary purpose of standardizing the test situation in experimental research?
What is the primary purpose of standardizing the test situation in experimental research?
What is the primary strength of experimental research designs in establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
What is the primary strength of experimental research designs in establishing cause-and-effect relationships?
Which type of scale provides the most information about the data?
Which type of scale provides the most information about the data?
What is the primary goal of operationalizing the experiment in research methodology?
What is the primary goal of operationalizing the experiment in research methodology?
What is the primary purpose of defining concepts in scientific research?
What is the primary purpose of defining concepts in scientific research?
