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SC160 Basic Biology Assignment 3 Essential Biology Discussion Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be […]

What type of experimental design did this researcher use? (8 points) A researcher tested whether exposure to images of very thin fashion models causes young women to be dissatisfied with their own body, compared to exposure to athletic body images or neutral (non-body) images. She randomly assigned 120 women from an introductory psychology course to

What type of experimental design did this researcher use? (6 points) A researcher was interested in whether divorce and remarriage influence the extent to which children are sociable. At a nearby school, the researcher classified 5th-graders into one of three groups: intact parents (no divorce), divorced (single-parent families), and remarried parents. The researcher interviewed the

The procedure for using block randomization in an independent-groups experiment (4 points) The procedure for using block randomization in an independent-groups experiment with three conditions (A, B, C) and 60 subjects is to A. generate twenty random orders of the conditions (e.g., ACB, BAC) and assign subjects one block at a time (i.e., 3 subjects in

Which of the following is not required of researchers in an informed consent procedure? Which of the following is not required of researchers in an informed consent procedure? A. description of the nature of the research B. reasons for why deception is used in the research C. information that might influence participants’ willingness to participate D. all of these

Researchers may not be required to obtain informed consent in which of the following situations? Researchers may not be required to obtain informed consent in which of the following situations?   A. when doing research with children B. when doing research that involves more than minimal risk C. when observing behavior in public settings with no intervention D. when

Which descriptive statistics would most commonly be used to describe the researchers duration measurements? A researcher studying interpersonal communication measured the time that couples made eye contact during a conversation. Which descriptive statistics would most commonly be used to describe the researcher’s duration measurements? A. mean and standard deviation B. median and difference scores C. mode and correlation

Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? Which of the following represents the basic question addressed by the risk/benefit ratio? A. Are the risks in a study greater than minimal risk? B. Will the researcher’s reputation be enhanced or hurt by the study’s findings? C. Are the benefits (to individual participants and

Which of the following is an example of an individual differences (subject) variable? Which of the following is an example of an individual differences (subject) variable? A. individuals randomly assigned to one of three different treatments in a diabetes study B. an independent variable involving three levels of nicotine in a smoking cessation program C. a law enforcement

Which of the following types of subject loss poses the most serious threat to internal validity? When participants begin an experiment but fail to complete it, the internal validity of the experiment can be threatened. Which of the following types of subject loss poses the most serious threat to internal validity?   A. the loss occurs