Exam 15: Drawing Conclusions: the Search for the Elusive Bottom Line

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Multivariate experiments have the potential to achieve ____ than univariate studies.

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Question 21

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity When we evaluate research results for their consistency with prior studies, the extent to which they extend our knowledge, or their implications for broader theoretical issues, we are addressing their

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Question 22

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity A well-designed experiment cannot prove that your research hypothesis is correct because there is always a chance of

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Question 23

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Jack just completed a study of the effects of caffeine and rave music on recall.He is excited about finding a significant interaction and says, "This is so cool! I've proved my research hypothesis.Jolt cola with rave music is the way to study." Jack's experiment cannot prove his research hypothesis because his results could be due to

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Question 24

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity ____ verifies how successfully the experimenter created values of the independent variable.

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Handling a Nonsignificant Outcome If Jennifer's results come close to reaching statistical significance, she should

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Question 26

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity We must be cautious when drawing conclusions about concepts like "learning" from experimental results because

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Question 27

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers use induction in all these examples except

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Question 28

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Which of the following would be the best way to check the external validity of results obtained in a laboratory experiment?

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Question 29

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers can determine whether experimental findings extend to different groups of subjects by using ____ across several studies.

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Question 30

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Manufacturers often test new products like shampoo on laboratory animals and then generalize their results to humans because

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Question 31

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Judy varied the number of confederates waiting for a bus and their positions at the bus stop to study line-joining behavior.Which technique was this?

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Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity The primary advantage of multivariate designs is that they

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Question 33

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity When subjects react to being observed, they may behave differently than those who are not observed.This creates a problem involving

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Question 34

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers can use ____ to effectively control reactivity in an experiment.

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Question 35

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Experiments by Ritchey and Armstrong (1982) showed that subjects recalled when the degree of was controlled.

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Question 36

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity A researcher studying the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted disease (STD) combines data from heterosexual and homosexual couples to increase the study's external validity.This pooling of data illustrates

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Question 37

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Statistical tests permit us to

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Question 38

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity An experiment must be ____ to be externally valid.

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Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity An experiment's internal validity depends on whether

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Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Multivariate experiments have the potential to achieve ____ than univariate studies.

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity When we evaluate research results for their consistency with prior studies, the extent to which they extend our knowledge, or their implications for broader theoretical issues, we are addressing their

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity A well-designed experiment cannot prove that your research hypothesis is correct because there is always a chance of

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity ____ verifies how successfully the experimenter created values of the independent variable.

Handling a Nonsignificant Outcome If Jennifer's results come close to reaching statistical significance, she should

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity We must be cautious when drawing conclusions about concepts like "learning" from experimental results because

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers use induction in all these examples except

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Which of the following would be the best way to check the external validity of results obtained in a laboratory experiment?

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers can determine whether experimental findings extend to different groups of subjects by using ____ across several studies.

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Manufacturers often test new products like shampoo on laboratory animals and then generalize their results to humans because

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Judy varied the number of confederates waiting for a bus and their positions at the bus stop to study line-joining behavior.Which technique was this?

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity The primary advantage of multivariate designs is that they

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity When subjects react to being observed, they may behave differently than those who are not observed.This creates a problem involving

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers can use ____ to effectively control reactivity in an experiment.

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Experiments by Ritchey and Armstrong (1982) showed that subjects recalled when the degree of was controlled.

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity A researcher studying the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted disease (STD) combines data from heterosexual and homosexual couples to increase the study's external validity.This pooling of data illustrates

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Statistical tests permit us to

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity An experiment must be ____ to be externally valid.

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity An experiment's internal validity depends on whether

Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method

Research Ethics

Alternatives to Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs

Alternatives to Experimentation: Surveys and Interviews

Alternatives to Experimentation: Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Formulating the Hypothesis

The Basics of Experimentation

Solving Problems: Controlling Extraneous Variables

Basic Between-Subjects Designs

Between-Subjects Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Within-Subjects Designs: Small N

Why We Need Statistics

Analyzing Results

Writing the Research Report

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Exam 15: Drawing Conclusions: the Search for the Elusive Bottom Line

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Multivariate experiments have the potential to achieve ____ than univariate studies.

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity When we evaluate research results for their consistency with prior studies, the extent to which they extend our knowledge, or their implications for broader theoretical issues, we are addressing their

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity A well-designed experiment cannot prove that your research hypothesis is correct because there is always a chance of

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity ____ verifies how successfully the experimenter created values of the independent variable.

Handling a Nonsignificant Outcome If Jennifer's results come close to reaching statistical significance, she should

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity We must be cautious when drawing conclusions about concepts like "learning" from experimental results because

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers use induction in all these examples except

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Which of the following would be the best way to check the external validity of results obtained in a laboratory experiment?

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers can determine whether experimental findings extend to different groups of subjects by using ____ across several studies.

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Manufacturers often test new products like shampoo on laboratory animals and then generalize their results to humans because

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Judy varied the number of confederates waiting for a bus and their positions at the bus stop to study line-joining behavior.Which technique was this?

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity The primary advantage of multivariate designs is that they

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity When subjects react to being observed, they may behave differently than those who are not observed.This creates a problem involving

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity Researchers can use ____ to effectively control reactivity in an experiment.

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Experiments by Ritchey and Armstrong (1982) showed that subjects recalled ____ when the degree of ____ was controlled.

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity A researcher studying the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted disease (STD) combines data from heterosexual and homosexual couples to increase the study's external validity.This pooling of data illustrates

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Statistical tests permit us to

Taking a Broader Perspective: The Problem of External Validity An experiment must be ____ to be externally valid.

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity An experiment's internal validity depends on whether

Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method

Research Ethics

Alternatives to Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs

Alternatives to Experimentation: Surveys and Interviews

Alternatives to Experimentation: Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Formulating the Hypothesis

The Basics of Experimentation

Solving Problems: Controlling Extraneous Variables

Basic Between-Subjects Designs

Between-Subjects Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Within-Subjects Designs: Small N

Why We Need Statistics

Analyzing Results

Writing the Research Report

Filters

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Experiments by Ritchey and Armstrong (1982) showed that subjects recalled when the degree of was controlled.