Exam 7: Conducting a Good Experiment Ii: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues

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Participants in an experiment figure out that the study is about group size and helping behavior. They know that some people are in groups of five, and others are in groups of three. The demand characteristics in this study are operating as ________ variables.

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Identify at least three dependent variables.

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Question 42

Research aimed at determining the universality of research results is known as _________ research.

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Which of the following is an accurate depiction of a single-blind experiment?

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Question 44

What is one way to ensure that a questionnaire is appropriate in multiple cultures?

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Question 45

Explain how the experimenter can be an extraneous variable (e.g., experimenter characteristics and experimenter expectancies). What are some ways to control experimenter effects?

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Question 46

Which of the following is true regarding experimenter characteristics?

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Question 47

The greater the within-group variability, the greater the number of participants the researcher will need. Explain why this is so.

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Question 48

Which of the following helps to minimize experimenter expectancies?

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Question 49

Which of the following is true regarding physiological and psychological experimenter effects, according to the text?

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Question 50

The _ the within-group variability, the _ the number of participants the researcher will need.

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Question 51

An established pattern is referred to as a

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Question 52

In the Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) study involving the IQ scores of grade-school children,

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Question 53

Why do participants use college students as their participants so frequently?

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Question 54

Which of the following is NOT a technique used by researchers to control demand characteristics?

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Question 55

Describe several techniques to control participant effects.

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Question 56

In the Rosenthal and Fode (1963) study involving "maze bright" and "maze dull" rats,

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Question 57

Researchers use which of the following to choose their participants?

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Question 58

Explain the concept of power and how to increase power.

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Question 59

Briefly describe the three considerations in choosing participants: precedent, availability, and the nature of the project.

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Participants in an experiment figure out that the study is about group size and helping behavior. They know that some people are in groups of five, and others are in groups of three. The demand characteristics in this study are operating as ________ variables.

Identify at least three dependent variables.

Research aimed at determining the universality of research results is known as _________ research.

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of a single-blind experiment?

What is one way to ensure that a questionnaire is appropriate in multiple cultures?

Explain how the experimenter can be an extraneous variable (e.g., experimenter characteristics and experimenter expectancies). What are some ways to control experimenter effects?

Which of the following is true regarding experimenter characteristics?

The greater the within-group variability, the greater the number of participants the researcher will need. Explain why this is so.

Which of the following helps to minimize experimenter expectancies?

Which of the following is true regarding physiological and psychological experimenter effects, according to the text?

The _ the within-group variability, the _ the number of participants the researcher will need.

An established pattern is referred to as a

In the Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) study involving the IQ scores of grade-school children,

Why do participants use college students as their participants so frequently?

Which of the following is NOT a technique used by researchers to control demand characteristics?

Describe several techniques to control participant effects.

In the Rosenthal and Fode (1963) study involving "maze bright" and "maze dull" rats,

Researchers use which of the following to choose their participants?

Explain the concept of power and how to increase power.

Briefly describe the three considerations in choosing participants: precedent, availability, and the nature of the project.

Psychological Research and the Research Methods Course

Developing a Good Research Idea and Conducting an Ethical Project

Qualitative Research Methods

Nonexperimental Methods: Descriptive Methods, Correlational Studies, Ex Post Facto Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sampling, and Basic Research Strategies

Using the Scientific Method in Psychology

Conducting a Good Experiment I: Variables and Control

Internal and External Validity

Using Statistics to Answer Questions

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With More Than Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With Multiple Independent Variables

Alternative Research Designs

Writing and Assembling an Apa-Format Research Report

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Exam 7: Conducting a Good Experiment Ii: Final Considerations, Unanticipated Influences, and Cross-Cultural Issues

Participants in an experiment figure out that the study is about group size and helping behavior. They know that some people are in groups of five, and others are in groups of three. The demand characteristics in this study are operating as ________ variables.

Identify at least three dependent variables.

Research aimed at determining the universality of research results is known as _________ research.

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of a single-blind experiment?

What is one way to ensure that a questionnaire is appropriate in multiple cultures?

Explain how the experimenter can be an extraneous variable (e.g., experimenter characteristics and experimenter expectancies). What are some ways to control experimenter effects?

Which of the following is true regarding experimenter characteristics?

The greater the within-group variability, the greater the number of participants the researcher will need. Explain why this is so.

Which of the following helps to minimize experimenter expectancies?

Which of the following is true regarding physiological and psychological experimenter effects, according to the text?

The _______ the within-group variability, the _______ the number of participants the researcher will need.

An established pattern is referred to as a

In the Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) study involving the IQ scores of grade-school children,

Why do participants use college students as their participants so frequently?

Which of the following is NOT a technique used by researchers to control demand characteristics?

Describe several techniques to control participant effects.

In the Rosenthal and Fode (1963) study involving "maze bright" and "maze dull" rats,

Researchers use which of the following to choose their participants?

Explain the concept of power and how to increase power.

Briefly describe the three considerations in choosing participants: precedent, availability, and the nature of the project.

Psychological Research and the Research Methods Course

Developing a Good Research Idea and Conducting an Ethical Project

Qualitative Research Methods

Nonexperimental Methods: Descriptive Methods, Correlational Studies, Ex Post Facto Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sampling, and Basic Research Strategies

Using the Scientific Method in Psychology

Conducting a Good Experiment I: Variables and Control

Internal and External Validity

Using Statistics to Answer Questions

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With More Than Two Groups

Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With Multiple Independent Variables

Alternative Research Designs

Writing and Assembling an Apa-Format Research Report

Filters

The _ the within-group variability, the _ the number of participants the researcher will need.