If You Were on a Geology Field Trip in an Area

question 60

Multiple Choice

If you were on a geology field trip in an area of glacial deposition, how would you distinguish between samples of till and stratified drift?

• A)with a rock hammer
• B)by comparing their grain size and sorting
• C)by comparing the specific gravity of the two samples
• D)with hydrochloric acid

Recognize the significance of controlling for placebo effects in experimental research.

Identify and differentiate between demand characteristics and experimenter bias.

Understand various strategies to disguise dependent measures and control variables.

Appreciate the complexity of measuring human performance and the sensitivity of different measures.

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Definitions:

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Mechanical Road Speed Signal

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Inductive Type

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