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What is the term for the phenomenon where extremely high scores become lower and extremely low scores become higher during post-testing?
What is the term for the phenomenon where extremely high scores become lower and extremely low scores become higher during post-testing?
- Mortality/Attrition
- Statistical Regression (correct)
- Testing effect
- Selection Bias
What type of bias occurs when participants are chosen for different treatment groups based on different criteria?
What type of bias occurs when participants are chosen for different treatment groups based on different criteria?
- Selection Bias (correct)
- Statistical Regression
- Testing effect
- Mortality/Attrition
What is the term for the differential loss of participants from various comparison groups in an experiment?
What is the term for the differential loss of participants from various comparison groups in an experiment?
- Testing effect
- Selection Bias
- Statistical Regression
- Mortality/Attrition (correct)
What is an example of a participant effect as an extraneous variable?
What is an example of a participant effect as an extraneous variable?
What occurs when experimental groups are selected and are maturing at different rates?
What occurs when experimental groups are selected and are maturing at different rates?
Why may the scores of extremely heavy smokers, selected for education to reduce smoking, change during post-testing?
Why may the scores of extremely heavy smokers, selected for education to reduce smoking, change during post-testing?
What is the purpose of matching by holding confound variables constant in a study?
What is the purpose of matching by holding confound variables constant in a study?
In which areas of psychology is survey method almost never used?
In which areas of psychology is survey method almost never used?
What is the goal of matching by equating participants in a study?
What is the goal of matching by equating participants in a study?
What is a major limitation of the non-equivalent control group design?
What is a major limitation of the non-equivalent control group design?
What is one of the strengths of survey method?
What is one of the strengths of survey method?
What is a limitation of mail survey?
What is a limitation of mail survey?
What is an example of an extraneous variable that might need to be controlled for in a study on TV violence?
What is an example of an extraneous variable that might need to be controlled for in a study on TV violence?
What is the purpose of pretesting in the non-equivalent pretest-posttest design?
What is the purpose of pretesting in the non-equivalent pretest-posttest design?
Which type of survey is most useful when a researcher needs to use a larger sample and/or the questionnaire is lengthy?
Which type of survey is most useful when a researcher needs to use a larger sample and/or the questionnaire is lengthy?
What is the purpose of building the extraneous variable into the study design?
What is the purpose of building the extraneous variable into the study design?
In the non-equivalent control group design, what is the effect of stress management on hypertensive patients an example of?
In the non-equivalent control group design, what is the effect of stress management on hypertensive patients an example of?
What is a major difference between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment?
What is a major difference between a true experiment and a quasi-experiment?
Why is it important to control for extraneous variables in a study?
Why is it important to control for extraneous variables in a study?
What is a limitation of group administration?
What is a limitation of group administration?
What is a potential problem with the non-equivalent pretest-posttest design?
What is a potential problem with the non-equivalent pretest-posttest design?
What is an advantage of internet survey?
What is an advantage of internet survey?
Why is the non-equivalent control group design similar to the true experiment posttest-only design?
Why is the non-equivalent control group design similar to the true experiment posttest-only design?
What is the major variable in Developmental Research Designs?
What is the major variable in Developmental Research Designs?
What is the primary advantage of Cross-Sectional Study?
What is the primary advantage of Cross-Sectional Study?
What is the key limitation of Cross-Sectional Study?
What is the key limitation of Cross-Sectional Study?
What is the primary characteristic of a Longitudinal Study?
What is the primary characteristic of a Longitudinal Study?
What is a common example of a study using a Cross-Sectional design?
What is a common example of a study using a Cross-Sectional design?
What do Longitudinal Studies generally consider more effective than Cross-Sectional Studies?
What do Longitudinal Studies generally consider more effective than Cross-Sectional Studies?