A simple experiment has two groups of subjects called:

Related Mcqs:

1. A simple experiment has two groups of subjects called:

   A. the dependent group and the independent group
   B. the extraneous and the independent group
   C. the before group and the after group
   D. the control group and the experimental group

2. Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:

   A. longitudinal study
   B. more information is needed to determine the design of the experiment
   C. Gesell’s dome
   D. cross sectional study

3. When subjects in an experiment are chosen so that each has an equal chance of being in either the experimental group of the control group, we say that the subjects have been assigned:

   A. alternately
   B. hypothetically
   C. randomly
   D. consecutively

4. If someone already spreads the rumor about an experiment for being assessment of racist attitudes and the subjects then take care of not showing racist attitudes. The result of experiment will be __________?

   A. invalid
   B. biased
   C. error
   D. unreliable

5. In the simplest experiment, the two groups of subjects are treated exactly alike except for the ______________ variable.

   A. independent
   B. dependent
   C. extraneous
   D. hypothetical theory formulation

6. In my experiment I am going to investigate how sleep affects anxiety. The number of hours of sleep the subjects have been called the _________________variable.

   A. control
   B. experiential
   C. dependent
   D. independent

7. When two groups of participants were each shown a different set of results based on a experiment with rats, both groups reported that the results shown to them were obvious outcomes. This suggests that sometimes things appear to be more obvious than they should. Which cognitive phenomenon can explain this effect?

   A. Hindsight bias
   B. Intuition
   C. Availability heuristic
   D. Conditional reasoning

8. A between subjects design is less efficient than a within subjects design because ____________?

   A. it has more subjects
   B. it has less validity
   C. it is less reliable
   D. it must deal with difference among subjects
   E. None of these

9. A researcher wishes to un an experiment, but is concerned that variations in the subjects’ intelligence quotients (Iq) might confound the results. All of the following are possible solutions to this problem except for ___________?

   A. using a matched-subjects design
   B. Higher IQ level relatively constant
   C. running a double-blind experiment
   D. randomly assigning subjects to groups

10. Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on one’s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

    A. Correlational study
    B. cross sectional study
    C. Gesell’s dome
    D. longitudinal study