Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Experiments by Ritchey

question 36

Multiple Choice

Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Experiments by Ritchey and Armstrong (1982) showed that subjects recalled ____ when the degree of ____ was controlled.

• A)detailed drawings better than less elaborate drawings; attention
• B)detailed drawings better than less elaborate drawings; distinctiveness
• C)less elaborate drawings better than detailed drawings; attention
• D)less elaborate drawings better than detailed drawings; distinctiveness

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Definitions:

Implications

Possible results or effects of an action or decision, often indirect or not immediately obvious.

Internal Locus

The belief that one has control over their own life and outcomes, as opposed to external forces having that control.

Physically Abused

Experiencing harm or injury to the body inflicted by another person.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from traumatic events or persistent failure.