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A researcher conducted a study to analyze the effect of gender bias on company recruitment. Participants were told that the purpose of the study was something different than it actually was. This deception was most likely implemented to avoid

In a repeated measures design, when the sequence of presenting the treatments determines the participants’ responses in part, the researcher is dealing with

Saul, a researcher, offers a bowl of normal dog food and another bowl of vitamin-enriched dog food to his pet dog. He then records the amount of food consumed from each bowl to measure his pet dog’s food preference. Saul has most likely used a________ in this scenario.

How many main effects are possible in a study with a 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design?

A researcher examines the effect of the physical attractiveness of a driver involved in an automobile accident (unattractive, average, or attractive) and the severity of damage caused ($500, $1,500, or $2,500) on judgments of responsibility assigned to the driver. Which of the following represents the factorial design?

Ralph, a researcher, employs a confederate to push into a queue at a grocery store checkout counter in front of a person who is second and then another person who is ninth in line. He then records the number of verbal responses toward the confederate at each instance, as a measure of aggression. The manipulation employed in this scenario is an example of a________ manipulation.

With a study designed to measure aggressive play of boys and girls who attend either a public school or a private school, which of the following statements is LEAST correct?

One problem with the pretest-posttest design is that participants

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the strongest manipulation possible in research?

“Do you think it is important to reduce the huge amount of money spent during festivals?” is an example of a________ question.