The Findings and Conclusions in a Research Study May Be

question 8

Multiple Choice

The findings and conclusions in a research study may be incorrect due to many different errors. Which of the following is not one of those errors?

• A) Participants think the experimental treatment is supposed to cause a change, and so change occurs.
• B) Giving each group of participants a different treatment, but all participants receive the same test.
• C) Interaction between the researcher and participants was not the same for all participants.
• D) Drawing conclusions based on the performance of a small group or assuming a cause and effect relationship that does not exist.
• E) Being in a research study made participants feel important, so they tried harder.

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