The Written Report: Purpose and Format Which of These Statements

question 42

Multiple Choice

The Written Report: Purpose and Format Which of these statements would be acceptable in a scientific report?

• A)"I randomly selected 20 undergraduates from a Psychology class."
• B)"The experimental group contained 20 alcoholics."
• C)"Research subjects received academic credit for their participation."
• D)"The researchers used the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory which is clearly superior to other measures of state anxiety."

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Definitions:

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