Participant Selection Procedures Affect

question 7

Multiple Choice

Participant selection procedures affect:

• A) internal validity.
• B) external validity.
• C) counterbalancing.
• D) experimental design.

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Definitions:

Power-Assertive

A discipline strategy involving the use of power or authority to enforce rules and consequences.

Permission-Compliant

A behavioral pattern in which individuals conform to rules or standards in seeking approval or avoiding disapproval.

Permissive-Indulgent

A parenting style characterized by high responsiveness and low demandingness, often leading to children with poor self-regulation.

Regression

In statistics, a method for modeling the relationships between one or more independent variables and a dependent variable; in psychology, a defense mechanism leading to the temporary or long-term reversion of the ego to an earlier developmental stage rather than handling unacceptable impulses in a more adult way.