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Destiiny22

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on: Jun 22, 2018
To increase construct validity, an experimenter should
 
  a) Decrease external validity and decrease the number of experimental stimuli.
  b) Increase external validity and increase the number of experimental stimuli.
  c) Decrease variability in experimental procedure and decrease the number of experimenters.
  d) Increase power of the experiment and decrease the internal validity.

Question 2

When is contact and attention a threat to the construct validity of an experiment?
 
  a) When participants' expectations may affect the findings
  b) When participants are not influenced by the experimental manipulation
  c) When participants are not given enough attention
  d) When control participants are not given the same manipulation as actual participants


rnehls

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: a


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