Why do researchers go to great lengths to create cover stories and devise elaborate situations in their studies to cover up the true purpose of the study?
a. It ensures that participants are randomly assigned to condition.
b. It increases both internal and external validity.
c. People cannot always accurately predict how they would respond in a situation.
d. Researchers customarily use deception just to trick participants.
Question 2
Using a cover story to enhance the psychological realism of an experiment is one way to increase the ________ of a study.
a. internal validity
b. external validity
c. reliability
d. p-value
Ground cover and colour such as shown here in (a) white sand
A recruiting poster for the “True Sons of Freedom” encouraged African Americans to enlist. In fact,
Researchers have found that science instruction can be quite effective in grades 4 to 7.
Transitions from One Stage to Another: Some Possible Triggering Situations of Experiences that may ...
Apply the substance to the arm with long, smooth strokes, then cover the arm and abdomen with the ...