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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Temporarily Unemployment

A situation where individuals are out of work for a short period of time, often due to changes in market conditions or transitional phases between jobs.

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Labor Force

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