Researchers Are Attempting to Conduct an Intervention Providing Public Transportation

question 31

Multiple Choice

Researchers are attempting to conduct an intervention providing public transportation vouchers to residents as a method of reducing neighborhood crime rates.In hindsight,researchers discovered that participants in the treatment group were already less likely to have a criminal record than the general population to which they were compared.This problem is an example of

• A)selection bias.
• B)matching procedure.
• C)treatment condition.
• D)control condition.

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Definitions:

Appropriate Cue

A stimulus or signal that is relevant and leads to increased efficiency in cognitive processing or behavioral response.

Recall

The mental process of retrieving information or events from the past without the aid of explicit cues.

Incidental Learning

The retention of information even when it is not required of, or even intended by, the processor.

Explicit Memory Strategies

Techniques used consciously to remember information, including rehearsal, organization, and elaboration.