One important aspect of a research study that peer reviewers consider is whether the study considers alternate explanations. This is called __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: ruling out rival hypotheses
You might also like to view...
Ethologists such as Diane Fossey (who studied mountain gorillas) use a technique to adapt animal subjects to the presence of an observer by gradually increasing the time they spend in the animals' environment. This technique is called
A. implosion. B. desensitization. C. counterconditioning. D. progressive relaxation.
Suppose an experimenter makes up 20 inkblots, and randomly pairs a statement
about a psychological problem with each inkblot. Subjects in an experiment are shown all 20 inkblot-problem pairs, and asked whether there is a relationship between specified characteristics of the inkblots and the psychological problems. (a) the subjects will likely say that there is no relationship, since there is none in the data (b) the subjects will likely see relationships that correspond to what they expected to see (c) the subjects will tend to see completely unexpected things in the pairs (d) there can be no systematic findings in such studies because the pairing is random
In order to elicit basic infant emotions, such as joy, anger or fear, which method has the
greatest external validity? A) visual cliff B) the appearance of a stranger C) arm restraints to elicit anger D) interactions with a parent
inclusion of ABA in training programs and practice could be valuable toward developing _______-
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).