When Participants Are Selected Because They Have or Have Not

question 14

Multiple Choice

When participants are selected because they have or have not experienced something unique in the real world (e.g., they have lived in a homeless shelter/not lived in a shelter) , researchers call this type of independent variable a(n) ______.

• A) selected treatment
• B) experience treatment
• C) subject treatment
• D) natural treatment

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Definitions:

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, outside of perception or belief.

Useful

pertains to something that serves a practical purpose or fulfills a need, offering utility or benefit.

Reality

Refers to the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to how they may appear or might be imagined.

Socially Conscious

Being aware of and responsive to societal and social issues and injustices.