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nmorano1 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

In a repeated measures design, when the contexts in which the treatment conditions are embedded are systematically changed so as to occur equally across treatment conditions, the control technique called _____ is present.

a. treatment reversal c. counterfeiting
b. equalizing d. counterbalancing

Question 2

One disadvantage of repeated measures designs is that, compared to between subjects designs, they _____.

a. are more likely to create demand characteristics
b. not easily confounded
c. cannot be counterbalanced
d. usually lack equivalent groups

kardosa007 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
This is a description of counterbalancing.

Answer to Question 2

A
When participants repeat a task over and over under different conditions, they are very likely to discover what the experiment is about. This is demand characteristics, and it is a problem for repeated measures designs.