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1 what are the techniques by which experimenters attempt to control extraneous variables within an experimental design2
1 what are placebo effects and how can they be avoided2 what are demand characteristics and how can they be avoided3 in
each of the following research designs has a potential threat to the internal validity of the research for each
1 define external validity and indicate its importance to scientific progress2 why is it never possible to know whether
1 explain how replication can be conceptualized as a factorial experimental design2 why are research programs more
1 generate three examples of nominal variables and three examples of quantitative variables that were not mentioned in
1 behavioral measures frequently have the advantage of reducing participant reactivity since they can capture the
1 develop at least three behavioral measures of each of the following conceptual variables consider measures that are
1 why do self-report scales use many different items that assess the same conceptual variable2 consider a measure that
1 compare the assessment of face content and construct validity which of the three approaches is most objective and why
develop a behavioral or a free-format self-report measure of the conceptual variable you assessed in problem 1 and
1 compare the advantages and disadvantages of using interviews versus questionnaires in survey research2 compare a
1 when and why would nonprobability sampling methods be used2 under what conditions is sampling bias likely to occur
a poll conducted by the new york times shows candidate a leading candidate b by 33 to 31 percent a poll conducted by
1 discuss the situations in which a researcher may choose to use a naturalistic research approach and the questions
1 explain what a case study is discuss the limitations of case studies for the study of human behavior2 what is
1 design an observational study of your own including the creation of a set of behavioral categories that would be used
1 describe in your own words the techniques that scientists use to help them avoid drawing statistically invalid
flip a set of ten coins one hundred times and record the number of heads and tails each time construct a frequency
1 for each of the following patterns of databull what is the probability of the researcher having made a type 1
1 when are correlational research designs used in behavioral research what are their advantages and disadvantages2 what
1 what is behavioral research what are its fundamental goals and limitations why is learning about behavioral research
1 what is the scientific method and how does it guide research2 discuss the basic characteristics of scientific inquiry
1 consider the similarities and differences between basic research and applied research what does each contribute to
locate a newspaper or magazine article that reports a behavioral science research projecta determine whether the