The experimental approach most commonly used in social and behavioral sciences makes two assumptions about variability. What are these assumptions and what methodological implications result from following these assumptions?
What will be an ideal response?
Two assumptions: behavioral variability is an intrinsic characteristic of the organism and behavioral variability is distributed randomly among individuals in any given population. The methodological implications of following these assumptions include: the time needed to investigate variability may be time better spent and the practice of averaging the performance of individual subjects within large groups attempting to "statistically" cancel out variability are both detrimental practices to a science of behavior.
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Social studies teaching is powerful when it relates to the standardized tests that are administered
a. True b. False
Which of the following terms best characterizes single-subject modes of inquiry?
a) Descriptive designs b) Comparative designs c) Randomly assigned subjects d) Methods used with a single individual
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What will be an ideal response?