One of the Big Advantages of a Repeated-Measures Design Is

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Multiple Choice

One of the big advantages of a repeated-measures design is that:

• A) The data are easier to interpret than are data from a design in which participants are randomly assigned to groups
• B) It does not carry the risk of carryover or order effects
• C) The experimenter does not have to worry about whether the groups of participants are equivalent to each other
• D) It is not subject to the influence of expectancy effects

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Definitions:

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image, leading to self-imposed starvation and severe weight loss.

Anorexia Nervosa

A psychological and potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body image.

Restricting Type

A subtype of anorexia nervosa in which the afflicted person relies on a rigidly controlled, very low intake of food to maintain her low weight. About half of anorexia nervosa patients are of the restricting type.

Anorexia Nervosa

A psychological and potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of weight or shape.