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wrbasek0

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Which of the following is least relevant to the experimental method?
 
  a. internal validity
  b. random assignment
  c. independent variable
  d. random selection

Question 2

A researcher investigated the relationship between self-esteem and choice of a partner in a getting acquainted situation.
 
  To do this, she had students take a personality test and then she gave them feedback (based on random assignment) indicating either that the test found them to be mature, insightful, and socially skilled or immature, inflexible, and overly critical. After receiving this feedback, students chose a partner to interact with by looking at photos of people of the opposite sex who were either high or low in physical attractiveness. The study just described is a(n)
 
   a. observational study.
   b. correlational study.
   c. experiment.
   d. meta-analysis.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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