If density is manipulated by increasing the number of people and holding the room size constant, then any observable differences could be due to
a. density only.
b. number of people only.
c. room size only.
d. either density or the number of people.
In a multiple-baseline design, there is only one phase change, from baseline to treatment.
a. True
b. False
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In APA-style papers, the figures are placed at the end of the paper, just before the appendices.
a. True
b. False
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Regarding the scientific method, which of the following is true?
a. It is self correcting.
b. It has no limitations.
c. It is not the best way to decide which of two opposing beliefs is correct.
d. None of these
A multiple-baseline design requires that the targeted behavior return to baseline levels when the treatment is removed.
a. True
b. False
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In APA-style papers, the tables are placed where they are initially discussed in the body of the text.
a. True
b. False
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The generalization of research from laboratory animals to humans is an example of
a. variable representativeness.
b. variable generalization.
c. sample generalization.
d. conceptual generalization.
If a researcher is planning an ABAB design but the participant does not respond to the treatment, the researcher can simply switch to a new treatment and begin a more complex phase-change design.
a. True
b. False
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The abstract is a brief version of the title.
a. True
b. False
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When neither the experimenter nor the participant knows which condition of the experiment the participant has been assigned to, this is called
a. a double blind procedure.
b. random assignment of subjects.
c. a placebo effect.
d. experimenter bias.
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