In Field Experiments,researchers __________

question 55

Multiple Choice

In field experiments,researchers __________.

• A) selectively assign participants to treatment conditions in natural settings
• B) cannot used random assignment or manipulate treatment conditions
• C) randomly assign participants to treatment conditions in natural settings
• D) have stronger control over the treatment than in the laboratory

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Definitions:

Cognitive Limits

The boundaries or constraints on a person's mental abilities, such as memory capacity, attention span, and the ability to process information.

Serial Processing

The act of processing information in a sequential manner, one operation at a time.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a fundamental method of information processing in the human mind.

Overextension

A language development error in which a child applies a word too broadly, beyond its appropriate context.