When Using a Nonequivalent-Groups Design, the Researcher Will Handle Subject

question 18

Multiple Choice

When using a nonequivalent-groups design, the researcher will handle subject assignment to groups by _________________.

• A)random assignment to experimental and control groups
• B)allowing subjects to pick which group they want to be in
• C)matching subjects in the experimental group to those in the comparison group
• D)using cohort studies

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Definitions:

Emotions

Complex psychological states that involve a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response, and are elicited by specific stimuli or situations.

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive bias where individuals tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than those in the middle.

Recall

The process of retrieving information from memory without the aid of explicit cues.

Priming

A psychological effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.