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luvbio

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Experimental realism is the extent to which
 
  a. the experiment looks like it could actually work.
  b. the experimental manipulation involves the participants in the research.
  c. the researcher really acts like he or she cares about the participants during the experiment.
  d. the researcher can give a good cover story in an experiment.

Question 2

Manipulation checks are
 
  a. used to determine if the manipulation has caused differences on extraneous or confounding variables.
  b. useful for interpreting the results when there is no significant relationship found between the independent and dependent variables.
  c. false statements about what is being studied.
  d. best presented before the dependent measure is assessed.



strudel15

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b



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