The statement "One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature" is best
associated with which characteristic of an experiment?
A) external validity B) reliability
C) internal validity D) natural validity
A
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In an experimental design, if the awareness of the pretest poses a problem, a researcher is least likely to
A. tell the participants what is being studied and why. B. employ a Solomon four-group design. C. disguise the pretest. D. embed the pretest in a set of irrelevant measures.
Strategic Family Therapy is characterized by
a) strategically planned interventions and family activities. b) tailored problem solving strategies. c) assessment and adjustment of dysfunctional strategies within the family. d) joining with the family to provide reorientation and direction.
De Visser and colleagues (2015) designed an intervention to address the harmful alcohol use among young people at NIU. To ensure that the intervention would appeal to its target audience, the researchers surveyed approximately 1,400 young people about the strategies that they thought would be effective to combat binge drinking. Participants indicated that an intervention that focused on which of the following skills would be effective?
a. interpersonal skills to know how to avoid certain environments b. teaching skills to resist alcohol consumption when others were drinking c. social skills to know when to drink d. conflict management skills
The combination of neuropsychological test development and imaging techniques has led to an understanding of the role of the right frontal lobe in:
A) social cognition. B) visual acuity. C) verbal memory. D) spatial memory.