One of the essential features of a well-conducted experiment is that... A) Parti
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One of the essential features of a well-conducted experiment is that...
A) Participants in all conditions are treated exactly the same.
B) Except for the measurement of the dependent variable, participants in all conditions are treated the same.
C) Except for the manipulation of the independent variable, participants in all conditions are treated the same.
D) Except for the use of random selection, participants in all condition are treated the same.
2) A clinical psychologist has observed that there appears to be an association between parental anger and childhood self-esteem in their offspring. In particular, parents who score higher on ratings of anger and hostility tend to have children who have lower self-esteem. If this psychologist’s impressions are correct, the relation between parental anger and childhood self-esteem would be an example of...
A) A positive correction.
B) Zero correlation.
A negative correlation.
Random correlation.
A) A positive correction.
B) Zero correlation.
C)A negative correlation.
D)Random correlation.
Explanation / Answer
1. The answer is Option A, that particpants are treated the same. This owuld ensure that there are no additional variables (that might be caused due to differentiial treatment of the participants) that may confound the results.
2. The answer is Option C, a negative correlation. This is because the increase in one vairbale (parental anger) is accompined by the decrease in another varibale (self-esteem).
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