Janae Is Interested in Looking at Cultural Differences in How

question 51

Multiple Choice

Janae is interested in looking at cultural differences in how Mexicans and Americans respond to criticism from authority figures.She is considering using an experimental design instead of a survey.One advantage for Janae in using an experiment is that experimental methods

• A) allow her to manipulate cultural background.
• B) allow her to randomly assign people to different conditions and thus make firmer inferences about causality.
• C) allow her to use random sampling of the population and avoid various response biases.
• D) avoid response biases by focusing on comparing the magnitude of means between cultures.
• E) are more easily understood than survey methods.

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