Why is the nonequivalent control group design superior to the one-group pretest-posttest design in terms of controlling for threats to internal validity?
What will be an ideal response?
The nonequivalent control group design includes a group "like" the treatment group that can serve as a comparison group, and the nonequivalent control group design allows pretest and posttest measures for both the treatment and no treatment groups. These characteristics, which are absent in the pretest-posttest design, control threats to internal validity such as history, testing, and maturation.
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Widely shared beliefs about males' and females' abilities, personality traits, and social behavior are
a. gender roles. b. gender differences. c. sexual orientations. d. gender stereotypes.
The emotional and declarative aspects of a memory for a stressful event a. are both a result of activity in the hippocampus
b. are both a result of activity in the amygdala. c. are the result of independent activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, respectively. d. result when activity in the hippocampus inhibits activity in the amygdala.
Organizations can change when products or services complete their ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Operational definition
What will be an ideal response?