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Chapter 07 True/False Quiz
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Experiments are used primarily for exploratory research - to develop hypotheses.
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When the results of an experiment are statistically significant, they are unlikely to be due to random processes such as random assignment.
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Experiments tend to be high in internal validity.
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Random assignment increases the external validity of an experiment.
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Most experiments use convenience samples.
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The cover story is provided after the manipulation of the independent variable but before the measurement of the dependent variable.
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Experimenters in the bystander intervention experiment performed a manipulation check by asking subjects if they were willing to help the victim of the seizure.
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Impact experiments such as the bystander intervention study tend to be high in experimental realism.
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The best way to control for demand characteristics and evaluation apprehension is to remind subjects that they are in a scientific experiment.
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Field experiments reduce or eliminate reactive measurement effects.
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