An advantage of repeated measures designs over between groups designs is that, all things being equal, repeated measures designs _____
a. take less of the participants' time c. are easier to analyze statistically
b. can be more powerful d. all of these
B
Repeated measures designs have the potential to be more sensitive and thus more likely to detect treatment effects when they really exits. This is because in repeated measures designs, the participants are compared with themselves across all treatment levels.
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a. Brain parts are flexible and can complete a variety of tasks. b. Certain brain areas have very specific functions. c. The brain can sometimes compensate for injuries. d. The brain is very "stretchy" within one's skull.
In a study of the effects of antidepressant drug on depressive symptoms, the experimental group is given the antidepressant drug, while the control group is given a
a. placebo. b. different but equally powerful anti-depressant drug. c. lesser amount of the antidepressant drug. d. mixture of a placebo and the antidepressant drug.
Cite a major criticism of the assumption that men and women communicate differently
What will be an ideal response?
What did Goldstein and Goldstein characterize as one of the key features of science?
a. The experimental testing of proposed laws b. The betterment of society c. The elimination of pseudo science d. The development of inventions