What does the term "lab-field" study refer to? Provide an example and discuss its relative
advantages.
What will be an ideal response?
In the lab-field study, the researcher manipulates the independent variable in the lab,
yet, measures its effect in the field. For example, the researcher may train children a
learning strategy, and then see if their school performance improves. The advantage of
this study is that the researcher can maintain control over levels of the independent
variable, yet, measure whether or not the manipulations influence "real world"
behavior. Thus, the study has reasonable internal and external validity.
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a. "Think about your actions!" b. "I decide what's right or wrong!" c. "Follow your emotions!" d. "Obey the rules!"
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A. incentive approaches to motivation B. arousal approaches to motivation C. drive-reduction approaches to motivation D. cognitive approaches to motivation
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a. career development b. family transitions c. love relationships d. cognitive development