Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a case study?
a) It allows close examination of greatly detailed data.
b) It provides a rich account of what is being studied.
c) It is a quick method of obtaining information.
d) Several different types of techniques can be used to obtain data.
A shortened title which appears at the top of each manuscript page is called _____________.
a) an abstract
b) a running head
c) an introduction
d) a reference
Many researchers devise sham treatments for their control groups to undergo, meaning that the control group interacts with researchers in some way that is not thought to impact the dependent variable, or the outcome.
This is done to weaken the argument that the treatment group improvement may have occurred in part simply due to the attention this group received from the researchers. These researchers are attempting to control for which of the following?
a) multiple treatment interference
b) the Hawthorne effect
c) selection
d) experimenter effects
Which of the following examples from the chapter illustrates how Goal 4 was covered in the chapter?
a. creation of police lineups
b. subliminal advertising
c. both A and B
d. none of the above
Which type of research has only one subject?
a) correlational
b) case study
c) experimental
d) quasi-experimental
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