An ABAB design is preferred to a multiple-baseline design if the treatment is expected to have a permanent or long lasting effect.
a. True
b. False
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Titles for research papers are typically limited to 50 words.
a. True
b. False
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Solomon Asch's landmark experiments on conformity provide convincing evidence
a. that people are less likely to conform when there is clear evidence that the group is wrong.
b. that many people will conform to a group at least some of the time even when there is clear evidence that the group is wrong.
c. that conformity occurs only in ambiguous situations.
d. that prior research overestimated the influence of group judgments on the judgment of an individual.
A clear indication of a treatment effect is a gradual change in behavior after the treatment is initiated.
a. True
b. False
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Research is only complete when the results are shared with the scientific community.
a. True
b. False
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Which of the following is an acceptable method of random assignment of participants into two conditions of a between-subjects experiment?
a. assigning them in order of their arrival so that the first half go into one condition and second half go into the other condition
b. assigning them in alphabetical order so that participants shoes last names begin with A through M are placed in one group and those whose last names begin with N through Z are put in the other group
c. using a random numbers table to assign subject numbers as the participants arrive and then putting all those with even numbers into one group and those with odd numbers into the other group
d. any of these
The optimal length of a phase is three observations.
a. True
b. False
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Any influence on an observed score not related to what you are attempting to measure is referred to as _______________.
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Which of the following is true of laboratory research in social psychology?
a. It is possible to achieve greater experimental control in laboratory research compared to field research.
b. Generality of results is less of an issue in laboratory research than for field research.
c. It is never necessary to use deception to conceal the goals of laboratory research into social behavior.
d. Demand effects are less of an issue in laboratory research than in field research.
To be successful, a single-subject experiment must have stable data in each phase before moving to the next phase.
a. True
b. False
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