When Measuring Behavior, Researchers Want the Variability in Participants' Scores

question 22

Multiple Choice

When measuring behavior, researchers want the variability in participants' scores on the variable being measured to

• A)be as large as possible.
• B)be unaffected by their manipulation of the independent variable.
• C)correspond to the variability in participants' actual behavior.
• D)be random.

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