_____ is to the experiment what random sampling is to the survey
a. Stratified sampling c. Haphazard sampling
b. Random assignment d. Haphazard assignment
B
Random assignment is the method by which the purpose of the experiment (to make accurate conclusions about relationships between variables) is made possible. Random sampling is the method by which the purpose of the survey (to accurately describe a population) is made possible.
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a. their age, regardless of their social surroundings. b. their gender, regardless of their social surroundings. c. characteristics that set them apart from others in the immediate vicinity. d. characteristics that make them seem similar to others in the immediate vicinity.
Consider the following research title: "Cooperation among nursery school children under two types of instruction." In this study the independent variable is
a. cooperation b. types of instruction c. nursery school children d. not stated in the title
You enter the classroom just as the prior class is leaving. You notice several sentences on the blackboard: "All teachers work hard. I am a teacher. I work hard." You immediately recognize this as
a. inductive reasoning. b. a heuristic. c. a syllogism. d. linguistic copresence.
A disorder common in late adulthood that is characterized by losses in memory and cognition and changes in personality and that is believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain's structure and function is ______
a. Wernicke's syndrome c. Alzheimer's disease b. Parkinson's disease d. Korsakoff's syndrome