Why might laboratory experiments be criticized as less than valuable and potentially problematic?
a. they are subjective and that leads to a lack of confidence in results
b. laboratory-based results may not generalize to the real world
c. knowledge gained in a lab is not informative
d. we can never really understand human behavior
This particular limitation happens when a researcher quotes statistics in excessive detail.
A) topic knowledge B) snowball theory
C) fallacy of misplaced concreteness D) validity
Some psychological tests are designed to measure more than one construct, they are multidimensional. __________ is a statistical technique that can be used to determine the number of dimensions that a particular measure is testing.
a. Cronbach's alpha
c. Path analysis
c. Operationalization
d. Factor analysis
An advantage of doing experiments in the laboratory over the field setting is that
a. participants can be randomly assigned in the lab.
b. more extraneous variables can be held constant in the lab.
c. variables can be manipulated in the lab. d. there is no selection bias in the lab.
To make sure that assistant coders are consistent, a researcher should
A) have the coders code the same text independent of one another and check for consistency.
B) should only have one assistant coder.
C) circle errors and have the coders redo the work.
D) None of the above
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