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What distinguishes an experiment from a quasi-experimental research design?

An experiment involves random assignment and a quasi-experiment does not.

How does a researcher know which methods she should use to test her hypotheses in psychological research?

The best method depends on the question being asked as well as the resources that are available to the researcher.

ambulatory

The on-going measurement of one's biological functions that occurs as they go about their daily lives is called ______assessment.

What is participant demand?

When a research participant behaves in a way that she/he thinks the experiment wants them to behave.

Which kind of research allows us to passively observe exactly two variables to determine a relationship between them without drawing cause-and-effect conclusions?

correlational research

In an experiment, the condition that is being manipulated or changed by the researcher is called the______ variable.

independent

external validity

is the degree to which a study ensures that potential findings apply to settings and samples other than the ones being studied.

What is the primary advantage of the day reconstruction method (DRM) in psychology research?

it eliminates the burden of collecting data repeatedly over the course of a given day

internal validity

In a research study, ______ validity addresses the degree to which that study can lead to unambiguous causal inferences.

Which of the following represents the biggest problem associated with the use of a correlational design in psychology research?

the designs do not allow one to determine causality

What is traditionally considered to be the "gold standard" in psychology research?

the laboratory experiment


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