Which of the following is not a typical source of order effects?
a. practice
b. learning
c. familiarity with being in experiment
d. aging
It is important for ethnographic researchers to balance the insider and outsider perspectives. If a researcher becomes overly involved in a group to the point where they are no longer objective it is referred to as
a. becoming ethnocentric.
b. reactive participation.
c. going native.
d. total immersion.
What aspect of the study represents a major methodological flaw?
a) lack of randomization
b) not enough conditions
c) poor operational definition of the IV
d) lack of counterbalancing for order effects
One additive/interaction threat to the nonequivalent comparison-group design might occur is one group of participants becomes more experienced, tired, or bored than those in the other group. What is this threat?
a. Selection-attrition
b. Selection-maturation
c. Selection-instrumentation
d. Selection-regression
If the local veterinarian inspects the rats during the experiment and finds them malnourished and their cages dirty. Who would be responsible for remedying the situation?
a) Karen
b) the IRB
c) the IACUC
d) Dr. Edelweiss
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