Exam 6: Methodological Control in Experimental Research

In within-subjects designs,

Experimenter bias

In a between-subjects design, the differences between conditions could be due to all of the following except

When subjects partake in each condition before any condition is repeated ________ has been used.

In a within-subjects design, the differences between experimental conditions could be due to all of the following except

In the research example that used Starbucks coffee, participants did not know whether they were drinking regular or caffeine. They were later tested for memory by experimenters who did not know which group the participants were in. Which of the following is true about this study?

A between-subjects design

In a study with three conditions in which participants are tested in each condition more than once, block randomization could produce each of the following sequences except

In _______, each subject volunteering for the study has an equal chance of being placed into group A or group B.

Demand characteristics are more likely to be found in

Demand characteristics refer to

In a study in which the procedures were assumed to create anxiety, some participants were interrupted in the middle of the procedure and their blood pressure was checked. This is an example of

Random assignment is to random selection as _______ is to ________.

A within-subjects design

Hagemann, Strauss, and Leißing (2008)studied the effects of the color of clothing (red versus blue)in referees' judgments of tae kwan do ability. Referees viewed two sets of 11 videos in random order, and each set was counterbalanced. In effect, Hagemann accomplished

All of the following characterize between-subjects designs except

When used as a counterbalancing procedure, block randomization insures

Five golfers each hit 50 brand A golf balls, and then 50 brand B golf balls. On average, the brand B balls go significantly farther. Which of the following is true?

In between-subject designs,

Because they experience ____________, participants try to behave in a way that makes the experimenter think well of them.