An Important Part of an Experiment Is the Treatment

question 43

Multiple Choice

An important part of an experiment is the treatment. Which of the following is false regarding the treatment?

• A) The independent variable represents the treatment in an experiment.
• B) In general, researchers use an "X" to symbolize the treatment.
• C) The treatment is the dependent variable.
• D) If a researcher is trying to explain police officers' training and its effect on use of force, police officers' training is the independent variable.

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Definitions:

Subject Bias

A tendency for participants in research to respond or behave in a certain way because they are aware they are being studied.

Confounds

Variables that are external to the experimental design itself and can affect the results, thereby casting doubt on the reliability of the conclusions.

Selection Bias

A distortion in statistical analysis resulting from the method of collecting samples.

Positive Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in the same direction.