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penguins

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Suggest an alternative experimental design to assess the effect of culture on middle childhood physical development. Include a description of the sample, the experimental or field setting, and the independent and dependent variables. Why is this design appropriate to answer your research question?
 
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Suggest an experimental design to assess the effect of an aggressive peer model on an aspect of a school-age child's social development. Include a description of the sample, the experimental or field setting, and the independent and dependent variables. Why is this design appropriate to answer your research question?
 
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Answer to Question 1

The design may describe a natural experiment, pre-post design, or time-series design. Justification should include an awareness of why an alternative experimental design may be better suited to developmental research than a true experiment.

Answer to Question 2

The experimental design should include random sampling, an experimental treatment or control group, and manipulated variables. The response may include a diagram. Justification should include an awareness of cause and effect in experimental design.



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