Before a researcher can study the effects of a new drug on cancer patients, she first assigns individuals to the control group and the experimental group. Each study participant has an equal chance of being assigned to either group
This procedure is known as
A) correlation.
B) cross-sectional method.
C) longitudinal method.
D) random assignment.
D) random assignment. Random assignment helps to ensure that, on average, any differences between conditions are due to the independent variable(s), rather than systematic differences between participants.
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In Chapter 13, the Individual Differences Feature compared children who have intellectual disabilities and children in a mainstream school. Everyone watched a brief video and then answered questions
The results showed that the typically developing children a. did not differ from the children with intellectual disabilities on any measure. b. recalled the same number of items correctly, but they were less likely to recall the misleading information. c. recalled the same number of items correctly, but they were more likely to recall the misleading information. d. recalled a greater number of items correctly, and they were less likely to recall the misleading information.
The core of intelligence for Sternberg is a set of information-processing mechanisms that can be used in any environmental context or culture
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Suppose John B. Watson were about to give a talk on the topic of thinking. Which of these points would he be sure to include in his talk?
a) Thinking is central to the study of psychology. b) Thinking is nothing more than a series of neural codes. c) The numerous forms of thinking make research almost impossible. d) Thinking is not observable and thus should not be studied by psychologists.
The field of psychology that seeks to identify the brain structures and functions involved in information processing is called
A. functionalism. B. behavioral neuroscience. C. cognitive neuroscience. D. behaviorism.