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12) Aȱresearcherȱshouldȱlookȱatȱwhatȱelementsȱwhenȱreadingȱanȱexperimentalȱresearchȱpaper? A) Howȱmanyȱactionȱwordsȱareȱused? B) Doȱtheȱresultsȱofȱtheȱresearchȱsupportȱyourȱpoliticalȱviews? C) Howȱwasȱtheȱdependentȱvariableȱmeasured? D) Isȱtheȱauthorȱanyoneȱthatȱyouȱknow? Answer: C Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ200 Skill: Knowledge
13) Aȱthreatȱthatȱmightȱweakenȱexternalȱvalidityȱis A) artificialȱsetting. C) testing.
B) maturation. D) history.
Answer: A Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ196 Skill: Knowledge
14) Maturationȱisȱaȱthreatȱtoȱinternalȱvalidityȱandȱmeans A) thatȱtheȱsubjectȱ(participant)ȱisȱtooȱimmature. B) thatȱtheȱsubjectȱquitsȱtheȱexperimentȱbeforeȱitȱisȱcompleted. C) thatȱaȱbiologicalȱorȱemotionalȱprocessȱwithinȱtheȱparticipantsȱthatȱisȱnotȱpartȱofȱthe independentȱvariableȱinducesȱaȱchangeȱinȱtheȱdependentȱvariable. D) thatȱtheȱexperimentȱisȱripe. Answer: C Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ195 Skill: Comprehension
15) Dr.ȱKingȱisȱconductingȱaȱfieldȱexperiment.ȱOneȱsettingȱthatȱshouldȱnotȱbeȱusedȱis A) aȱbarn. B) aȱcontrolledȱlaboratory. C) aȱcornȱfield. D) aȱclassȱroom. Answer: B Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ197-198 Skill: Knowledge
16) ThreatsȱtoȱinternalȱvalidityȱincludeȱallȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱEXCEPT A) selectionȱbias. B) quasi-experimental. C) testing. D) history. Answer: B Diff:ȱ1 PageȱRef:ȱ195 Skill: Knowledge
17) Anȱexperimenterȇsȱcontrolȱoverȱanȱexperimentalȱsettingȱaffects A) theȱcontrolȱgroup. B) externalȱvalidity. C) maturation. D) Noneȱofȱtheȱabove Answer: B Diff:ȱ2 PageȱRef:ȱ198 Skill: Knowledge
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