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Which of these steps in the research process is considered to be part of deciding the design of the experiment?
 
  a. operationally defining the variables c. choosing an independent variable
  b. choosing a dependent variable d. all of these

Question 2

In this approach, a researcher carries out a series of related studies in order to progressively test a series of hypotheses.
 
  a. shotgun approach c. program of research
  b. paradigmatic shift d. mushroom approach



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Answer to Question 1

D
Designing an experiment involves choosing the variables to be manipulated, measured, and held constant, and operationally defining those variables.

Answer to Question 2

C
In a program of research, a number of hypotheses are tested sequentially, over the course of several experiments, rather than simultaneously in a single experiment.



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