List and describe three types of endogenous changes that can occur in an experiment and influence its results.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Testing effects can occur in experiments where a subject's posttest scores are influenced by the knowledge/prior experience of having completed the prettest. (2) Alternatively, maturation is an endogenous change where subjects could naturally age or mature during the course of the experiment and this maturation affects their posttest scores. (3) Finally, regression to the mean effects could occur when a subject's has an abnormally low score on a prettest, shows improvement on a posttest, and then regresses back to their "normal" score on the second posttest.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. subject recall B. time order C. association D. subject attrition
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A. Appear as noticed. B. Have his attorney negotiate to reschedule. C. Have his attorney negotiate to cancel, proposing a settlement of the issue that gave rise to the deposition. D. Ignore the notice.
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A) appellate courts. B) adult courts. C) juvenile courts. D) family group conferences.