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A Researcher Designs a Study to Assess the Effects of Individual

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A researcher designs a study to assess the effects of individual versus group practice on problem-solving achievement of fifth-grade children. Two teachers in an inner city elementary school volunteer to participate in the study and decide to use the classes that they are already teaching. The teachers decide between themselves which method, either the individual or group method, their students will use. After a 10 week period, a problem solving test is administered to the children. Discuss the threats to internal and external validity in this study.


Definitions:

Projective Test

A type of personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and internal conflicts.

Structured

Characterized by specific rules, patterns, or organized framework.

Narcissistic

A personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with self-image and an exaggerated sense of importance and entitlement.

Obsessive-Compulsive

A condition characterized by uncontrollable, recurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that an individual feels the urge to repeat over and over.

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