A. uses the “real world” as a laboratory
B. tests a field or “range” of independent variables
C. differs little from naturalistic observation
D. requires no measurement of dependent variables
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - In an experiment studying the effects of different drugs on reaction time, each subject is presented with all of the conditions in the experiment. This is an example of ____________?
A. factorial design
B. within subjects design
C. between subjects design
D. quasi-experimental design - 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 - The chief function of the control group in an experiment is that it:
A. allows mathematical relationships to be established
B. provides a point of reference against which the behavior of the experimental group can be compared
C. balances the experiment to eliminate all extraneous variables
D. is not really necessary - The independent variable in an experiment is:
A. the subject himself
B. a measure of the subject’s behavior
C. the variable that the experimenter chooses to manipulate
D. any unwanted variable that may adversely affect the subject’s performance - A variable such as the personality of a subject, that might affect he outcome of and experiment would be controlled by:
A. random assignment of subjects
B. assuming the effects of the variable are negligible
C. manipulating the dependent variables simultaneously
D. repeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent - 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 - 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 - The essence of the experiment method is:
A. accurate calculation of correlations
B. obtaining direct reports from subjects about their subjective experiences
C. careful measurement and record keeping
D. using control to identify cause-and effect connections - 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
