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

Related Mcqs:

1. The control group and the experimental group in an experiment are treated exactly the same except for the:

   A. dependent variable
   B. independent variable
   C. extraneous variables
   D. replication variables

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. A simple experiment has two groups of subjects called:

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable in the:

   A. number of hours subjects go without sleep
   B. rote memory scores
   C. number of subjects deprived of sleep in the experimental group
   D. correlation between hours of sleep and fatigue

9. In an experiment, the control group should be treated in the same way as the experimental group except for ____________?

   A. completing pretest measures
   B. completing posts-test measures
   C. receiving different levels of the independent variable
   D. receiving different levels of the confounding variable

10. An experiment is performed to see if background music improves learning Two groups study the same material. one while listening to music. The independent variable is:

    A. learning
    B. the size of the group
    C. the material studied
    D. music