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A measurement confound results in a problem with the ________ of the measure.


A) reliability
B) convergent validity
C) differential validity
D) discriminant validity

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Which of the following statements about the Solomon Four-Group Experimental Design is/are TRUE?


A) It is very simple to carry out.
B) It can be used to assess the extent to which taking a pretest might affect the results of the posttest,
C) It can be used to assess the extent to which statistical regression might be affecting the results of a study.
D) All of the above statements are true

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Professor Yu designs a study testing whether color can account for gender differences in spatial ability. He uses pastel-colored stimuli for the female participants and primary-colored stimuli for the male participants. In this study, stimulus color is a(n)


A) treatment confound
B) measurement confound
C) natural confound
D) artifact

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In some studies, the experimenter does not know whether any particular participant is in the experimental or control condition. This procedure is labeled


A) condition masking.
B) data monitoring.
C) reactivity reduction.
D) expectancy disconfirmation.

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The negative participant role might be elicited if a participant experiences


A) psychological reactance.
B) novelty effects.
C) evaluation apprehension.
D) psychological regression.

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Which of the following statements about demand characteristics is FALSE?


A) One way to control demand characteristics is to induce participants to take on the good participant role.
B) The information that the researcher provides participants as part of the informed consent procedure can be a source of demand characteristics.
C) The use of deception is an acceptable way to control demand characteristics.
D) If an experimental manipulation contains demand characteristics, the validity of the research can be undermined.

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Define statistical regression. For what types of scores is it most likely to be a problem?

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Name and define the three types of confounds described in your text. Give an example of each.

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The term mortality refers to


A) a situation in which the instruments used to measure the dependent variable stop functioning part way through the research.
B) research participants failing to show up for their scheduled data-collection session.
C) research participants dropping out at the informed consent stage.
D) research participants dropping out of a study while it is being conducted.

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Describe how aspects of the experimental procedure can increase the possibility that demand characteristics are operating.

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A cancer researcher finds that more people drop out of his study if they are assigned to a condition with severe side effects. Data collection is now complete. What can he do to address the extent to which attrition affected his results?


A) Determine whether the people who completed the study differ from those who did not on characteristics relevant to the study.
B) Follow up with the people who dropped out to encourage them to participate in a separate study.
C) Analyze only the data collected after the attrition occurred.
D) do any of the above

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Role-play control groups are used to


A) alleviate the problems caused by novelty effects.
B) identify responses that might be characteristic of the good participant role.
C) prepare participants who are to be assigned to control groups for their part in the research.
D) reduce the likelihood that participants will experience either evaluation apprehension or psychological reactance.

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Define observer drift. How might it affect the results of an experiment?

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Under what conditions is it useful to pretest on the dependent variable? Under what conditions is it unnecessary?

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In which of the following types of research is reactivity LEAST likely to be a problem?


A) short-term observational research in a classroom
B) self-report studies where the data are collected online
C) face-to-face interview studies assessing mental health
D) studies in which participants allow the researcher to view their online postings for one week

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Distinguish between time threats and selection threats to internal validity. Give an example of each.

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Distinguish between a confound and an artifact. Give an example of each.

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An artifact exists when


A) two variables are combined so that the effect of one cannot be separated from the effect of the other.
B) some aspect of the research situation other than the independent variable affects the dependent variable.
C) the measures used in a study exhibit high reliability but low validity.
D) some aspects of participants' personal histories influence how they respond on the dependent variable.

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What is the Solomon Four Group Experimental Design? What confounds can be ruled out when it is used?

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Professor Gelbe tested a new method of teaching reading to third graders. Over the course of the school year, the reading scores of Professor Gelbe's participants showed clear increases. A potential problem with the design of this study is


A) maturation.
B) statistical regression.
C) selection.
D) mortality.

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