_____________ Can Creep into a Study If Subjects Are Picked

question 17

Multiple Choice

_____________ can creep into a study if subjects are picked (intentionally or not) according to some criterion and not randomly.

• A) Demand characteristic
• B) Experimental mortality
• C) Covariation
• D) Selection bias

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Definitions:

Psychopathic Personality Inventory

A self-report scale designed to measure the personality traits associated with psychopathy.

Oxygen Uptake

The process by which oxygen is absorbed by the blood stream in the lungs and transported to the tissues throughout the body.

Mean Square

The average of the squares of the deviations or differences from the mean, often used in the context of analysis of variance (ANOVA).

Middle-Aged

A demographic group referring to people who are in the middle stage of their life, typically considered to be between the ages of 40 and 65.