Determine the Evaluation Guideline That Applies Best in Questioning the Results

question 98

Multiple Choice

Determine the evaluation guideline that applies best in questioning the results of the described study.
-A reading teacher wanted to know how many books her students read over the summer. She asked the local
Librarian to keep a record for her. The record showed that 7 students checked out a total of 60 books. At the first
Faculty meeting she reported that, on average, students in her class read 8.6 books over the summer.

• A)Consider the measurement of the variable of interest.
• B)Consider the sampling method.
• C)Consider possible confounding variables.
• D)Consider the source.

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Definitions:

Air Horn

A pneumatic device designed to create an extremely loud noise for the purposes of signaling or attracting attention, commonly used in sports events and emergencies.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, used in classical conditioning experiments.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive or involuntary response without the need for prior learning.

Classical Conditioning

The educational practice of regularly associating two stimuli together; a response that starts out being elicited by the second stimulus is in time elicited by only the first stimulus.