What Is an Important Way to Help Insure That One's

question 3

Multiple Choice

What is an important way to help insure that one's experimental sample of participants is adequately representative of the population from which it is drawn?

• A) pretest all participants
• B) survey participants about demographic characteristics
• C) randomly select participants from the population
• D) use a small sample

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Definitions:

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are likely to vary or change within the context of a scientific experiment or study.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas.

Monotonous

Lacking in variety and interest; tediously unvarying.

Attributonial Bias

A cognitive bias that affects the way we determine who or what is responsible for an event or action, often leading to error in judgment.