Quiz Content

not completed
. Experiments are used primarily for exploratory research - to develop hypotheses.

not completed
. When the results of an experiment are statistically significant, they are unlikely to be due to random processes such as random assignment.

not completed
. Experiments tend to be high in internal validity.

not completed
. Random assignment increases the external validity of an experiment.

not completed
. Most experiments use convenience samples.

not completed
. The cover story is provided after the manipulation of the independent variable but before the measurement of the dependent variable.

not completed
. Experimenters in the bystander intervention experiment performed a manipulation check by asking subjects if they were willing to help the victim of the seizure.

not completed
. Impact experiments such as the bystander intervention study tend to be high in experimental realism.

not completed
. The best way to control for demand characteristics and evaluation apprehension is to remind subjects that they are in a scientific experiment.

not completed
. Field experiments reduce or eliminate reactive measurement effects.

Back to top