Preexperimental Designs

question 26

Multiple Choice

Preexperimental designs:

• A)are the weakest experimental designs.
• B)control for most sources of internal invalidity.
• C)control for most sources of external invalidity.
• D)are excellent for drawing causal inferences.
• E)are highly recommended by Campbell and Stanley.

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Definitions:

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way to uncover unconscious thoughts.

Biomedical Therapy

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Nervous System

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