EXAM 3 CHAPTER 11 – Flashcards
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When interrogating experiments, on which of the big validities should a person focus?
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Internal validity
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Spontaneous remission in clinical studies is an example of which of the following threats to internal validity?
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Maturation
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The addition of a comparison group can address all of the following threats to internal validity EXCEPT:
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Attrition
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Which of the following threats to internal validity CANNOT occur in just any study?
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History threats
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Which of the following is NOT true of testing effects?
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It can be prevented by use of a control group.
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Which of the following studies would NOT have a possible threat of observer bias?
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A study looking at the relationship between college GPA and SAT scores
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All of the following are true of ceiling and floor effects EXCEPT:
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They are only problematic in pretest/posttest designs
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A confound that keeps a researcher from finding a relationship between two variables is known as a/an:
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Reverse confound
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When a double-blind study is not possible, an acceptable alternative may be a ________.
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A masked design
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A researcher's attempt to control sounds, smells, and even temperature in a testing environment is meant to reduce which of the following?
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Situation noise
