According to Your Text, What Type of Study Is Considered

question 38

Multiple Choice

According to your text, what type of study is considered the 'gold standard' in research because it offers the least threat of bias from participants or the experimenter?

• A) An observational study
• B) A field experiment
• C) A single-blind study
• D) A double-blind study

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Definitions:

Isolated Event

A singular occurrence that is distinct and separate from other occurrences, often without precedent or subsequent incidents of a similar nature.

Class Inclusion

Categorizing a new object or concept as belonging to a broader group of objects or concepts.

Preoperational Child

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically from ages 2 to 7, where children begin to use language and think symbolically, but their thinking is still intuitive and egocentric.

Seriation

Placing objects in an order or series according to a property or trait.