A Researcher Is Interested in Whether a New Reading Program

question 43

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in whether a new reading program for 5th graders will lead to better performance than a traditional program. She is also concerned that the program effects might vary or be confounded with prior reading achievement. Hence, she includes prior reading achievement in her study as a variable. The control technique she used in this study was:

• A) Matching
• B) Random assignment
• C) Holding the extraneous variable constant
• D) Building the extraneous variable into the design

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Definitions:

Time Pressure

The stress experienced when the amount of time available to complete a task is perceived to be insufficient.

Gossip

Informal and often unverified conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

Cooperative

Pertaining to the willingness to act together with others for a common purpose or benefit.

Selfish

Concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself, often at the expense of others.