An Example of a Quasi-Experiment Is ______

question 56

Multiple Choice

An example of a quasi-experiment is ______.

• A) two groups of participants (those who are left-handed and those who are right-handed) are asked to perform a speeded cognitive task to compare performance for the two groups
• B) participants take a handedness questionnaire with score indicating the degree of right- and left-handedness to look for a relationship between handedness score and time to complete a cognitive task
• C) participants are randomly assigned to conditions where a cognitive task is given with speeded or non-speeded instructions to determine if there is an effect of instruction type of task performance
• D) participants are randomly assigned to two groups

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Definitions:

Hypnotized

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Distress of Pain

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