Exam 6: Research Strategies and Validity

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Describe two time-related threats to internal validity.(Note: For each threat,be sure to label it,describe it,and be sure to indicate how it specifically is a threat to the internal validity of the design.)

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Experiments allow researchers to

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Question 62

A(n)_______ variable is a variable in a study that is not being studied directly.

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Question 63

Which of the following questions can be addressed with the descriptive strategy?

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Question 64

Both correlational and nonexperimental studies intend to examine relationships between variables without trying to explain the relationships.

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Question 65

Of all the research strategies that investigate relationships between variables,the correlational strategy is the only one that does not involve comparing groups of scores.

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Question 66

A research study begins by separating a sample of 40-year-old men into two groups: a high income group and a low income group.A score measuring alcohol use is then obtained for each man.The study intends to determine whether there is a relationship between income and alcohol use.This study is an example of the ____________ research strategy.

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Describe two time-related threats to internal validity.(Note: For each threat,be sure to label it,describe it,and be sure to indicate how it specifically is a threat to the internal validity of the design.)

Experiments allow researchers to

A(n)_______ variable is a variable in a study that is not being studied directly.

Which of the following questions can be addressed with the descriptive strategy?

Both correlational and nonexperimental studies intend to examine relationships between variables without trying to explain the relationships.

Of all the research strategies that investigate relationships between variables,the correlational strategy is the only one that does not involve comparing groups of scores.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method

Research Ideas

Defining and Measuring Variables

Ethics in Research

Selecting Research Participants

The Experimental Research Strategy

Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design

Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group, Pre-Post, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

The Correlational Research Strategy

Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Subject Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing a Research Report

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