This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A researcher tests the influence of environment on cognitive development by taking newborn children ... (Read 97 times)

jjjetplane

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
on: Jun 19, 2018
A researcher tests the influence of environment on cognitive development by taking newborn children away from their parents and assigning half of them to a rich cognitive environment and half to a deprived cognitive environment. Is there anything wrong with this experiment, and if so, what?
 
  a. No; there is nothing wrong with this experiment.
  b. Yes; there is no control group.
  c. Yes; this experimental method violates ethical standards.
  d. Yes; this experimental method cannot control for the Hawthorne effect.

Question 2

Brads thesis advisor often tells him that its important to strive for results that are statistically significant. He explains that to have results that are statistically significant means that ____.
 
  a. descriptive statistics were used in this study
  b. participants were randomized in his study
  c. there was no random selection
  d. there is a small chance that the results were caused by random variables


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

joanwhite

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 308
Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d


jjjetplane

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
Reply #2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Thank you


joanwhite

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 308
Reply #3 on: Jun 19, 2018
No problem :)


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.

Did you know?

People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.

Did you know?

The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.

Did you know?

The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.

Did you know?

Before a vaccine is licensed in the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews it for safety and effectiveness. The CDC then reviews all studies again, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Every lot of vaccine is tested before administration to the public, and the FDA regularly inspects vaccine manufacturers' facilities.

Children make a fast adjustment to a new culture, although, as with these Hmong children in ... Children make a fast adjustment to a new culture, although, as with these Hmong children in ...
The relative influence of heredity and the environment in human behavior has fascinated and plagued ... The relative influence of heredity and the environment in human behavior has fascinated and plagued ...
Children with autism generally prefer interacting with objects over people. Children with autism generally prefer interacting with objects over people.
Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Related to the Endocrine System Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Related to the Endocrine System
Procedures for Diagnostic Tests Related to the Musculoskeletal system Procedures for Diagnostic Tests Related to the Musculoskeletal system
Economic and Social Development Economic and Social Development
Video: Introduction to Breast Cancer

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library