Exam 6: Methodological Control in Experimental Research

Five golfers each hit 50 brand A golf balls, while at the same time and on the same driving range five other golfers hit 50 brand B golf balls. On average, the brand B balls go significantly farther. The difference is most likely due to

Sometimes a subject's behavior is affected by the mere knowledge that he or she is participating in an experiment. Historically, this has been termed

In a study on eating behavior, Robinson et al. (2014)controlled for _____ that subjects might figure out that the number of cookies eaten was the dependent measure.

Compared to a cross-sectional study, a longitudinal study

Automating the procedures as much as possible and using a double-blind procedure will help to reduce

What is accomplished by random assignment?

How might experimenter bias be communicated to subjects in animal research?

A within-subjects design

Terman's studies of gifted children

Which of the following is true of Terman's study of gifted children?

Which of the following is true about cohort effects?

In a cross-sectional comparison of intelligence in people aged 20, 40, and 60, differences might be due to aging but they might also be due to the different rearing conditions experienced by participants. This latter interpretation illustrates a(n)_______ effect.

When is it most likely that a between-subjects design is being used?

Experimenter bias can be reduced by using

For which of the following empirical questions would a within-subjects design be preferred?

All of the following characterize within-subjects designs except

All of the following could be used to control for subject bias, except

The general procedure used to control for order effects is called

When using matching to create equivalent groups, a matching variable is

When using a matching procedure