Compare and Contrast Two of the Biases/heuristics Discussed in the Text

question 27

Essay

Compare and contrast two of the biases/heuristics discussed in the text. Provide examples of times that you succumbed to such biases/heuristics.

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Definitions:

Serious Flaw

pertains to a significant error or shortcoming in design, methodology, or interpretation that can undermine the reliability, validity, or integrity of a research study or argument.

Participant Dropouts

Individuals who withdraw from a study or experiment before it is completed, affecting the validity of the results.

Nonequivalent Control Group Design

A quasi-experimental design where the experimental group and the control group are not created by random assignment, potentially leading to differences between groups that are not due to the experimental manipulation.

Selection Differences

Differences that arise in experimental research from the methods used to select participants for groups, potentially biasing the results.