What Can Researchers Do to Help Minimize the Tendency for Participants

question 63

Multiple Choice

What can researchers do to help minimize the tendency for participants to report socially desirable responses and encourage answers that are truthful?

• A) They can use self-report measures.
• B) They can use explicit attitude measures.
• C) They can threaten participants.
• D) They can employ the 'bogus pipeline' strategy.

Recognize the importance of sample size and its effects on statistical results.

Understand the distinction between one-sample, two-sample, and matched-pairs t procedures.

Interpret statistical analysis results to assess differences between groups.

Understand the application of t procedures in evaluating educational methods.

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Definitions:

Destructive

Inflicting severe and irreversible damage or harm.

Hostile Attribution Bias

The tendency to perceive ambiguous actions by others as aggressive.

Ambiguous Actions

Actions that can be interpreted in more than one way, often due to a lack of clear intent or information.

Hostility

Feelings of anger, aggression, or resentment towards others, often leading to antagonistic behavior.